Bus Stop

Bella asked when she can walk to the bus by herself. I said, why?  She asked, when I'm in ninth grade?

Me:  well, I plan on going off to college with you. 

Bella:  Oh. 

Me:  and walking you to class. And rooming with you. 

Bella and I then thought about what it would be like...me, in college with her.

Flash forward to that time:  

Me:  (reading a letter) We got invited to a party! 

Bella:  But the invitation says, "To Bella"

Me:  Yea!  We got invited! 

Bella:  I think it's time for you to go home. 

Me:  but who will walk you to class? Or cut up your food at meal time?  Or read you a bedtime story?  Or yell, "Don't forget to wipe!" As you are walking down the hall to the bathroom?

I think she's getting scared. 

Manic Monday

Six o'clock already
I was just in the middle of a dream
I was kissin' Valentino
By a crystal blue Italian stream

Alex missed the bus this morning.  When I knocked on his door he said he didn't miss the bus because it's 6:16am.  I said it's 7:16am.  (the bus arrives at 6:30am)

So, there I am, quickly driving him to school.  I made a stop at the grocery store on the way home.  I couldn't remember all of the things I needed so I'll have to make another stop at the store on the way home from work.  

There is dance class today and I promised Alex we would pop tags at the thrift store to find some items to wear for homecoming week (that's this week).

It's just another manic Monday

I wish it was Sunday

'Cause that's my funday

My I don't have to runday

It's just another manic Monday

So, that's my theme song for the day.  If you want to hear it and see the video, click here.

Hope your Monday is off to a better start.

Cough Attacks

Yes. I finally went to the doctor. And, just as I thought, it's a cold. Apparently it's going around and the cough can last up to three weeks.  RT said, "That isn't bad considering you're a week and a half into it."

I'm just happy that it isn't bronchitis. I do have some real bad cough attacks. I have been coughing so much lately that the kids can identify me by my cough. Alex was at the orthodontist and said he heard coughing and immediately knew it was me. 

My side hurts from coughing so much.  

I find it interesting that if I go into a full cough attack, my family ignores me. I think they are so used to hearing me cough that its like a background noise to them. I can cough myself to death and they wouldn't realize what happened to me for a week. 

Again, hoping this ends soon. 

Oh, that constant coughing you hear in the background?  That's me.  I can use a glass of water, by the way. Thanks. 

Zoned Out

Lack of sleep.

Taking this medication may make you drowsy.

Coughing fits in the middle of the night.

Lozenges and Vitamin C are now a part of my diet plan.

Coughing fits during the day.

Hoping this ends soon.

I think I have perfected the art of coughing.

While waiting at Dance class....

Me:  (coughing)

Janitor:  "Are you going to make it through the night or what?"

Me:  "I hope so.  I didn't make it last night."

Sleeping on the Couch (part 2)

I have another bad cough. Not sure if its allergies. Maybe it's bronchitis. Or maybe this is just how it is for the rest of my life. I'm the one with the horrible cough. You can pick me out in a crowd. Especially if you're blindfolded.  Just listen for that one person coughing up a lung.

I was sleeping on the couch the other night. I think the couch is just an extension of our bedroom. One of us is sleeping on it. Anyway. It was late. (Maybe 11pm?) (when you are up all night coughing and you don't get any sleep, 9pm is late) I'm laying on the couch trying not to cough and I hear Nick come home. I know he left to take his girlfriend home and was surprised he got home so quickly. He walks into the house talking. I thought, great. He didn't take his girlfriend home. Or maybe he brought a friend home. He's talking and talking. Making his way to the kitchen. And here I am laying on the couch in the family room in my pajamas.  Embarrassing.  He walked into the family room and stopped talking.  I couldn't say anything for fear of a coughing attack. So I just stayed there quietly.  He walked back into the kitchen talking. I wasn't listening to anything he was saying but at some point I figured he was just talking to himself. He eventually went to bed and I fell asleep. 

I relayed the story to the rest of the family the next day. RT thought it was hilarious. Bella said he talks to himself all the time in his room. Alex wanted to know what he was saying and why he was talking to himself (he thinks Nick might have been talking on his phone).  I was just glad he didn't turn the light on in the family room and sit down on the other couch with a friend (or girlfriend).

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