Coffee? Tea? Serenity?

the sweet little clerk at your local pharmacy says that she hopes its a good while before they see me again.  Yep, I got the big bad bug that has been festering around my home.  I used the disinfectant wipes, I used the disinfectant spray, I used the disinfectant hand sanitizer, but still the bug bit me and bit me rather hard.

On Saturday, about mid-morning, I began to run a fever.  Although it was only a low grade temperature, I had seen what it had done to Mike and Scott, so I headed to the pharmacy to fill the prescription that our doctor had given me when he saw Scott.  I had a good laugh with the clerk there.  Her sweet personality spoke much love in saying that she hoped we were ALL better and not in need for medicine for quite a while.  After the pharmacy, I went to the grocery store to stock up on more juices, lemons, honey, and other home remedies for the flu/cold.  With all of the items on the conveyer belt, the clerk there knew what was up at our house.  She, too, wished us well.

On Sunday, Mike was wiped out from having worked all week with this dredful bug beating him down.  Scott was still running fever and feeling under the weather.  I woke with a nose that could have flooded the state.  It was not long before I headed for the medicine cabinet to find the sinus meds that the doctor had given me not long ago.  Even after having taken that, it was not long before I had used all of the box of tissues.  I wreaked of menthol oitment, but did not feel too very bad.  Yesterday, the biggest issue was that each time I sneezed or coughed, every muscle that had begun to heal was being strained again.  UGH!  With the warm temperature outside, I slipped on my tennis shoes and headed outdoors for a good walk which both the chiropractor and massage therapist had prescribed.  That really was the best medicine of the day.

Today, I feel like I've been run over by a train.  Last night, I woke several times.  One of which was to change my soaked bed clothes.  I was actually quite excited with having to do this task.  I thought that by morning the fever would be gone from having "sweat it out".  No such luck.  The fever returned by 9am.  With the fever, sore muscles, pulling back, and all of the other achy yuk stuff, I feel completely drained.  Even so, I was able to bring myself to head outdoors again for a good walk. 

On a good note:  The weather has been very cold and rainy, therefore I could not get outdoors to do the recommended walking.  The warmer weather has allowed me to do so.  While walking, I was able to smile and thank God for having less pain while doing so.  The musles still want to spasm, but the pain is much less. 

Another good note:  After beginning the chiropractor, the moment I set my feet upon the floor in the mornings, or any time during the day, I had to wear SHOES.  I am usually barefooted.  That in itself was annoying.  If I did not wear the shoes, I felt discomfort in the tailbone and hip area.  Today, I was able to walk without shoes and not have that discomfort.  My toesies is happy.

Psalm 147:1  For it is good to sing parises to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.