Day 117 of 365: Fluff Cycle

Mr. Nose-Patrol decided to check things out while I was getting some laundry done earlier. Matt has told me how he does this, so when I went upstairs to get the load from the washer, I came back armed with the Kodak. Sure enough, there he was! In fact, his tongue was out of his mouth so I suspect he was giving himself a wash. Uhm, Myst...this is the dryer.

In other news, I think the lurg is on it's way out. I'm down to a slight tickle in my throat with a cough. I'm hoping in the next day or two it will be gone altogether. For now, I still have some Honey & Lemon Lockets to soothe my throat.

Day 116 of 365: Doctor Matt's Orders

The husband has been doing a stellar job of looking after me while I continue to combat the "lurg." He has been making sure I am taking the decongestant pills every 4-6 hours and even reminded me of the special blue ones for nighttime. I'm past most of the runny nose bits and now just dealing with super dry lips and a tender lymphnodes. I fully expect the coughing fits to commence shortly after -- record time, folks!

I was awake from mid-morning until about half-three. Then I began to feel achy again so I napped a few hours. When I woke up I played Sims 2 for a bit and managed to inadvertently kill off the entire Cullen family I had previously created by using a manual cheat code to increase their aspiration levels. Too much? Lesson learned there. Oops.

Matt was having Xbox bonding time with Daz while I napped, so when he returned, I made sure to have cheesy chicken, broccoli and rice bake ready fresh from the oven for the two of us to devour. It was the least I could do for him putting up with me when I'm not feeling well -- I'm sure I can be a real treat.

We watched the remaining episodes from Season 1 of Dexter and then...tragedy struck. We realized we didn't have Season 2 yet so I wasn't able to get my fix. It was pretty serious. I nearly had a breakdown. My body just shut down and I was forced to go to bed. I honestly don't know what I will do once I get through Season 2. The Dexter-reserved portion of my life will feel so...empty.

Day 115 of 365: Happy BirFday to Meeeeee!

I turned 30 today, but still business as usual. I've used the mantle to display the lovely cards I have received as well as the beautiful flowers from hubby and MIL & FIL. It has actually brightened the front room up a bit more again and of course, flowers are always nice to have, right? I think so anyway.

I still seem to have "the lurg" as it seems to be affectionately known. I believe it may be sinusitis again, but I am not a medical professional. I was able to pick up some nasal spray and decongestant tablets for day and night at ASDA after work. They're working as well as can be expected, but I definitely can't wait until I am cured of it all.

My placement was in Foundation today, working mostly with Reception on Numeracy and Phonics. I had some down time with Nursery, where I read Goldilocks and then we sang Twinkle Twinkle Little Star as I showed them the American Sign Language for the song. They seemed to like it. Also, I learned a different version from little Molly...it goes "Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar, My dad drives a rusty car." That seemed to turn the whole room into little comedians.

Matt and I are holding off on any big birthday celebrations until next week when we have a bit more money on hand. We're thinking maybe a small daytime road-trip somewhere would be nice. I'll be sure to bring my Kodak either way and report back.

For now, I have Season 1 of Dexter to complete before the meds kick in with drowsy side effects. Party on!

Day 44 of 365: Organized Chaos

I've been working on our 'Thank You' cards and it's really making me miss all my usual scrap-booking supplies like my Elmer's Rubber Cement and my Cutter Bee scissors. I've also forgotten to bring my setters for my little eyelet embellishments...and my Zig pens!

*sigh*

In other news...Matt seems to have "the lurg" (as he likes to refer to it). Last night he started complaining of a runny nose and he has been coughing and sneezing like crazy. I let him sleep in a bit later today because I knew he didn't feel well. As he sits here with me now, doped up on Nurofen Plus from this afternoon and Lemsip Max, my own eyes are beginning to water.

Luckily, this has not dampened his dedication to Call of Doody Duty 4.

*insert heavy gunfire here*