Thanksgiving....a bit early

Mood:  whiny, sick, flu.....blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

It's official...I'm sick.  I've been fighting off cold like symptoms for a week or so...and yesterday morning I thought it was going to happen.  Then I felt better all day, all night....and then I woke up.  I legit sounded like an "Atlantic City smoker" this morning and I can barely hear out of my ears.  My eyes are burning and stinging and I feel like I got run over by a Greyhound.  Oh and the A.C. reference...Caitlyn once told me if I continued to smoke I'd end up sounding like one of the old ladies at the slots....the "Atlantic City" special if you will.  However, since I no longer smoke the A.C. voice troubles me.

Thus I spent my first few hours today literally struggling to keep my eyelids open, which was a losing battle.  I've probably been awake for about 4 or so hours today...which is about 4 hours too much.  And as the doctor is "quite busy" I'm waiting to see if I can be squeezed in.  The rest of this week will not be pretty for anyone near me if they don't squeeze me.  And fast.  

To that end, I fully admit that I am the whiniest, neediest, and most horrendous person when I get sick.  Let me clarify, not all the time.  There are times when I champion through...but it seems the less severe the sickness the more heinously annoying I get about being sick.  When it's just enough to keep you from doing normal things (going to the post office, working, showering) then if you're around me...you'll probably just want to knock me out with a heavy dose of codeine.

Since I am not capable of breathing correctly, being nice to myself is nearly impossible today.  Though, I had to at least attempt.  So here it is....well...really I did nothing but sleep...though I did call a doctor so as to get better.  Plus it might feel nice to try out that whole health insurance thing.  

Beyond that the entire nice part of my day consisted of this:

I stole a cute pic of the two of them.  Caitlyn has been putting up with the whiny, cranky, monster that I've been all day (even giving me a back rub cause my body hurt so badly...and running errands all day since I literally can barely leave bed)...and Maddie has been playing nurse licking hands and face when I'm feeling my worst.

So the nicest thing I can do for myself today...is to count my blessings and remember how lucky I am to have a sister (and her baby) that love me enough to put up with a sick version of me.  And not just put up, but soothe, comfort, rub, watch Glee with, make me laugh when I'm crying (I get over-emotional when I'm sick as well) and just in general be with me.  So even though I haven't acted like it today...thank you Caitlyn (and Maddie) for being able to make me feel better today.  I love you both!