Boo to you, Mr. Flu

So the past few days i've been suffering from what can only be the flu. I didn't really think so at first, but well....I am now on day 3 1/2 of this and i've only gotten slightly better. And by "slightly" I mean that I am no longer running ridiculously high fevers. Last night I actually slept the entire night, only waking at 6 when DH kissed me before he left for work. The nights before that were HELL. How can you sleep when you are constantly going back and forth between shivering and sweating? It's been terrible. Lucky for me, my kids don't seem a bit touched by the Flu bug at all...if this is even what it is. My mom says it could just be a very bad cold and it could be, but if it is then holy cow...what kind of cold is this?! I haven't been this knocked down by a virus in years. Probably since high school.

But I do love ginger ale and i've had my fair share the past 3 days. I don't normally like Campbells chicken soup at all, but the one that comes in that little can you drink out of is actually decent. My husband has been a DOLL through this entire thing, he's been shuttling Lily back and forth to school, keeping me medicated, running to the store for every little odd and end that will make me feel better, and making sure our kids are fed and not completely destroying the house while i've been off of Mommy Duty. God bless him. I have a nice stock of Theraflu, Nyquil, Sudafed, Pepto Bismol, Tylenol and Advil, hot tea, chicken soup, bottled water, and ginger ale. All I can say is thank GOD for modern medicine. I would not have survived the earlier eras.

Besides the past few sick days, nearly every other day around here has been productive. We picked out our floors over the long 4 day weekend and I am so happy with them. DH has a good friend at work who is also a carpenter, so he is lending us his tools and expertise on the job. Of course Joey and I have never done any sort of flooring before, so we will need all the help we can get. I really love the laminate we picked and I can't wait to see it all laid out. I am also surprised that Home Depot had better prices than Lowes. We painted our living room on Sunday and it looks great. I thought it was going to be much harder than it actually was with the cathedral ceilings that we have, but it really wasn't. Our light brown couches look GREAT against the sage green of the living room walls. Then will come the lovely new floors! Ahhh.....bliss. :)

Valentines Day came and went, and overall it was a nice day. We ordered the heart shaped pizza from Papa Johns so we could see what that was all about. I'd never had their thin crust pizza before, but it's really good. And the cute heart shape was an extra. I'm a sucker for pizza, period. We had exchanged gifts a little early, out of sheer greed. I got what I have been coveting since I realized how crappy my old Kodak was----a new camera. The Canon G11, to be exact. I love it. Love, love, love it. It's got so many features that a novice like me has no idea what to do with, but thats what I love most about it. The fact that there is so much to learn and then utilize. I got DH a new Ipod Nano. His last one was stolen and he has been using my old pink one, poor guy. So I got a new blue one for him and he loves it. It's really nice. My current Ipod is the touch screen model from like 2008, and even THAT seems outdated now. I kind of hate how that happens. The new Ipods have video cameras and built in radios, little speakers inside, etc. It's insane. He absolutely loves it, so it was a good gift idea. We got Lily a card, some new books (she'd been wanting new princess readers) and $5 to put into her piggy bank. She was pleased as punch. We gave Noey a balloon and a board book. Noey is ALL about balloons these days. He is almost obsessed with them. It's funny to watch, until the balloon inevitably pops. Then its a crisis.

My wisdom teeth have been hurting me so much lately and I think if I don't buckle down and get them out soon, I will be very sorry. Something bad is bound to happen. My jaw just ACHES constantly, its terrible. I guess I'll go price that soon, probably next week since this week I am surely a germy mess. Wish me luck.