Sniffles

So my weekend didn't start out the way that I wanted it too. Friday night I wasn't feeling all that great, but I thought it was just all the stress and work from the week, so I went to bed a bit earlier. Saturday morning I woke up with very little voice and a very scratchy throat. I didn't really have anything other than that for most of the day, but it was a packed day. First I had to get up and finish the baby shower gifts that I had started on the day before but was too tired to finish them. Then I went to the baby shower. It was great to see Court and Andrea (who is having twins) and just relax for a bit. Then I went and watched the rest of the BYU vs Tulane slaughter. Way to go Cougars. Then in the evening Jakob and I went to a masquerade fundraiser for In Our Own Way charity. It was fun, but it would have been funner if we had a group of people to go with. I broke out the Christine gown (which I am trying to sell) and Jakob wore his Caviler costume. He received a lot of complements.

He did look great, don't you think?

We got back home really really late and I was so tired that I don't remember even going to bed.

Sunday morning is when this bug really hit me. I had no energy and I was sniffling and sneezing like nothing other. I felt a bit better in the afternoon when we went to my parents for dinner (yum!) but I again zonked out when I got home.

Now Monday morning is here, I have to be at work, and I'm sniffling and sneezing even more. I think on the way home I am going to stop by the pharmacy and pick up something for the symptoms. That way I can deal with everything and still work. I only have a few days worth of substitutes and I need to save those up for emergencies or when I have a conference that I need to go to.

But that brings me to a pet peeve of mine . . . sniffling. I really hate sniffling. The sound and the feeling. I have a few students who are constantly sniffling and it drives me up the wall! I've gone through almost a box of tissues over the weekend because I refuse to sniffle. It just grosses me out and I can't stand it.

Oh well. I guess I'm going to be red nosed for a while. At least until we figure out exactly what this bug is and how to get rid of it. I'm drinking fluids and washing my hands like crazy lately, but I think that I got this from one of my students. I've noticed that when I was in high school I got sick a lot. When I was in college, not so much because I wasn't constantly around the same people. Then when I went to do my student teaching, I got sick again. Now that I'm teaching and I'm in the high school once more, I am sick. I think it has come down to the point that I cannot be in the school system without getting sick.

Today it is supposed to rain and I can hear the thunder from in my office. I want to go outside. I miss listening to thunderstorms. For some odd reason they are really relaxing and comforting to me.