Well, when I said last night that I'd go to bed and keep coughing, apparently I was being psychic. I laid down in bed, and proceeded to hack in bed for an hour straight. Around 1 something in the morning, I had a coughing fit so bad I ended up throwing up. The good news is, I'd eaten too much for supper anyway, because at 1 a.m. there was still plenty of food available. Okay, hey, have to keep a sense of humor, right?! I ended up sleeping on the couch half propped up and finally passed out after several hours and a few more "rounds" of coughing fun. And yes, of course I tried the most powerful cough syrup I had the highest dose I could. So this morning I talked to a doctor who called in some antibiotics for me, and I started those today. I'm really hoping that kicks it--last night was Not Fun and I don't care for a repeat.

Therefore, my update for the day is pretty weak. This morning I got up and drove Kaylee to school-still in my pajamas-and came home, set my alarm, and went back to sleep immediately. Three hours later I woke up on my own. My alarm had been going off for the last hour, I hadn't heard a thing (which is NOT like me), and I was supposed to be at Kaylee's school exactly four minutes ago. So I throw off the covers, and still in my pajamas I throw on my jacket, house slippers, and drive to pick up Kaylee at school. Hair uncombed, no makeup, pajamas, I'm sure that was *quite* attractive. I brought her home, fixed her lunch, and crashed again for awhile. Finally I knew I needed to go pick up my prescription, and I HAD to get a check in the mail for SMA Support for something, so I minimally got ready, took Kaylee with me to pick up the meds, stopped at the bank to get a money order, stopped at the post office to ship it, came home and (you guessed it) crashed again. I don't feel sick by the way, it's just a night like that takes it out of you. Your whole body hurts. But by this evening I felt much better having rested most of the day!

Our weather took a dive, and it was cold and raining all day, and the next couple of days are going to be even nastier. Whee!

I saw the photos Mark Watt took at the BBQ Bash this year, and I'm enjoying them! There are so many, it's almost hard to appreciate each one. But he got some great ones, and as soon as I get some more dvds, I'm going to copy these off. I know a few people who will enjoy some of them.

Dulce and Roadie seem to be friendly these days. They play together, wrestle together, and rarely do that "fight" thing where it looks like they are going to chew each other's heads off. I think they are settling in nicely, finally.

By the way--whole wheat/whole grain spaghetti? Lots of carbs but most of it is fiber, almost none sugar type. Very healthy for you. The taste and texture IS slightly different--it's heavier--but you know, that's probably a trade-off worth making for the health factor...

Kaylee's doing great! She's a sweetie. I can't think of a specific Kaylee story today, but she is definitely a cutie.