Well, that certainly didn't take as long as I hoped it would. Sniffle.
Today was the 12th day of school for my kids this year, and we already have our first cold. My son actually started sniffling last Thursday, but since he has wicked bad allergies, I wishfully thought that pollen was the culprit. But, alas, I blamed the wrong micro-organism.
I spent the weekend with a stuffy head and mild fever, and now the phlegm has arrived. I'm finding it hard to fathom what I thought was so great about the kids starting school a scant two weeks ago. Back then, I was all, "Yippee! Time to take a shower without being greeted by a curious face when I step out!"
But I forgot about the flip side to the start of school. The colds, the homework, the exhaustion. Well, I'm there now, people, and it ain't pretty. In years past, I've bought Airborne, chomped on zinc, and stashed Purell and Kleenex in my car. I have become a vigorously demanding harpy insistent on the cleaning of hands whenever my kids may have touched... anything, really.
This year, the little germies obviously got word of my plan to eradicate them and staged a sneak attack on my family. They didn't wait for the first chill to arrive in the air, noooooooo. They were sly. Crafty, even. It's 82 degrees outside, for crying out loud! I admit it, my defenses were down, and now I have been thoroughly ambushed. Hoooonk!
Anyone out there have a few good suggestions for keeping my family well this winter?
Must be that time of year in New England.
Before I went to bed last night my throat had that telltale scratch and my ears were a tad sore. I woke up at 2AM, unable to swallow because the pain, OMG the PAIN!
Alas, the Snotman cometh, and he brought friends!
Posted by: Auds at Barking Mad | September 16, 2008 at 01:14 PM
Just thought I'd mention that your comments are off above so you're not likely to get many entries! [Although I suspect I wouldn't be keen to travel that far across the country personally!]
Sorry about the cold, that's pretty early in the season.
Best wishes
Posted by: Maddy | September 18, 2008 at 10:39 AM