Grumble

Posted on October 29th, 2006 by Deb

Well, to be fair (sniffle), Dad did TRY to keep his cold germs (cough) away from the rest of us.

Unfortunately (sneeze), he didn’t quite manage it. I woke up this morning with a clogged/congested throat (ick!) and have spent the day trying to rest as much as possible. I napped. I sucked on Cold-eeze. I drank tea with brandy. I had an apple for lunch. (An apple a day keeps the doctor away, you know!)

And, well, I’m sniffling and my nose is dripping and my ears are popping, but I’m not quite miserable. That adjective you’d want to save for Mom, who’s on her second cold of the last two weeks, poor thing! And she IS miserable.

All in all, you can imagine how much fun we’ve had in OUR household today! At least Dad is feeling better. Chappy’s bored, though. Despite the beautiful, sunny, windy autumn day . . . there was NO walk today. Just lots of napping.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go blow my nose….

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16 Responses to “Grumble”

  1. Monica // Oct 29, 2006 at 7:16 pm

    Rest and feel better

  2. Beth // Oct 29, 2006 at 7:46 pm

    I hope you feel better soon. I’ve been so lucky so far to avoid the colds going around my office. Knock wood!

  3. Carol // Oct 29, 2006 at 9:05 pm

    That sucks! Make sure you get the Kleenex with lotion in ‘em! It’s much easier on drippy noses…

  4. Norma // Oct 29, 2006 at 9:47 pm

    Oh, bummer. I feel like I’ve been fighting one off for a good two weeks now. I suppose it’s only a matter of time…..

    Take elderberry lozenges or syrup — it’ll shorten the cold.

  5. Marcia // Oct 29, 2006 at 10:58 pm

    Gezundheit!

  6. Carole // Oct 30, 2006 at 6:58 am

    Hope you feel better soon.

  7. julie // Oct 30, 2006 at 8:11 am

    Yuck! I hate colds. Hope you feel better soon. Drink lots of fluids, get lots of rest, yada, yada, yada.

  8. Jessica // Oct 30, 2006 at 8:37 am

    Oh yucky. I do hope you feel better soon!

  9. Lizzy B // Oct 30, 2006 at 9:22 am

    Blarg. Feel better soon! Tea with honey and lemon helps sore throats quite well, as does hot salt water gargling… :)

  10. JessaLu // Oct 30, 2006 at 10:27 am

    oh ick - I hope you feel better, soon!

  11. Gracie // Oct 30, 2006 at 11:04 am

    Feel better! Drink lots of Vitamin C!

  12. Susan // Oct 30, 2006 at 11:06 am

    I hope you feel better. I think I’m getting a cold, so I’ve been going with the Airborne in the hopes that it will either ward off the cold or lessen the symptoms. Tea with brandy or whiskey (and lemon) is the best!

  13. Stephanie // Oct 30, 2006 at 12:56 pm

    Feel better. Colds just suck.

  14. Carrie K // Oct 30, 2006 at 2:13 pm

    Aw, poor Chappy. I mean Deb, and Deb’s mom. Poor babies! Get well soon.

  15. Donna // Oct 30, 2006 at 4:45 pm

    Sorry you all are sick. I hate fall colds.

  16. Debby // Oct 30, 2006 at 7:09 pm

    This means lots of reading time, right? :) I hope you feel better soon. I’m sure Chappy’s doing extra sick duty for you all.

    I wanted to mention that the colors in your previous post of the vibrant orange leaves against the gray blue sky look suspiciously like the colors in your newly felted coppery blue purse…I liked your tea photo too and also the link to the negative ions. I wish I understood it a little better…I know that I always breathe better by the sea and maybe that has to do more with the salt water than the ions?

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