In So Many Words

Often when I am asked this question by coworkers on Mondays, I don’t really have a good answer. The weekend often seems to be a blur of random activities or just completely uneventful. This weekend however, I had lots of plans for fun times with Michael and accomplishing many of the Christmas-related tasks still pending. (Bob was away at his sister’s house for an adventure, which I will share more about later.)

Unfortunately, my well-laid plans were not to be. We did have fun on Friday afternoon going to see the movie Bolt (which Michael loved!) and also a brief visit with Santa when he came through our neighborhood with the fire trucks Saturday morning, but by Saturday afternoon, this was the scene:

I’ve just read an entire issue of Good Housekeeping in one sitting. It took about an hour.

Why did I do this, you ask? How did I find the time? And, more importantly, why wouldn’t I spend a free hour finishing up my holiday to-do list or catching up on my blog reading?

The answer is that I am sitting in the waiting room for the walk-in clinic at my doctor’s office. After finally getting over a cold that started the day after Thanksgiving in time to attend the ASA Christmas party last weekend (which I shared about over at 5 Minutes for Special Needs on Friday), I woke up Monday morning with a sore throat. By Wednesday, it had turned into congestion and by Friday, coughing, but then I noticed a rash on my stomach and chest.

So this morning when I woke up and realized the rash had spread to my neck and face, I thought I had best get myself on in to the doctor’s office. And after only 1 hour and 45 minutes, my turn to see the doc has arrived. Wish me luck!

You can probably guess that the outcome was not good. I have scarlet fever. Yes, you can still get that. No, it’s not only for children. Apparently, it is a strep throat, but a viral version with a rash (a very, uncomfortable, itchy rash). I am now on antibiotics and sending up prayers that no one else around me gets sick.

One of my very good friends took Michael to her house while I went to the doctor and then decided to keep him overnight so I could rest. I spend last night and most of today laying in bed or on the couch resting and am so incredibly thankful for her kindness to me.

Although I do feel better than yesterday, I find I get tired very quickly when I get up and try to start doing things. (Thus, the lack of a picture at the top of this post. My neighbor took a great one of Michael with Santa and printed it out for me, but the thought of going downstairs to get it, turning on the other computer and scanning it is just too much for me right now! I’ll try to post it later in the week.)

So, how was your weekend?