Feeling Better

Thanks so much for all your good wishes and prayers for me to get better. I am feeling much, much better now. My cough is nearly gone and I don't panic if I'm more than 3 feet away from the tissue box. My voice is still raspy. I cannot sing at all and that is driving me crazy. A Christmas without carols is not very merry at all. Today I actually did my hair and put on some makeup - the first time since I've been home.

Hmmm. . . what else can I blog about? I'm drawing a huge blank. What exciting things are happening in your life this week?

Home for Christmas

I spent a week in Alabama with the kids. John had to stay behind and work. We were all sorry about that. Other than that, my only regret is how sick I was the entire time. My dad asked me why I hadn't written a blog entry. What was there to write except the fact that I was sick? Not very interesting.

We had Christmas with my family on Christmas Eve and left yesterday morning. I was hoping that traffic would be light. Years ago, John and I traveled on Christmas Day and the interstates were practically deserted. Not so yesterday. I was amazed by the amount of holiday travelers on the road. The trip was long and feeling badly made it seem even more so. About 11 hours into it, Holly called her cousin to chit chat. They talked about everything from their favorite gifts to the beautiful moon. At one point, Holly told her that it was 37 degrees Fahrenheit and then told her that we were that we were "east". (The car has a digital readout.) She said, "We're east. I don't know what we're east of but we're east." I don't know if it was her matter-of-fact tone or just that I was extremely tired, but that struck me as hilarious. I laughed out loud in my still laryngitic voice. I laughed until I cried and needed to pull over because I was having difficulty seeing through the tears.

It's great to be home again. I'm looking forward to being well again. How was your Christmas?

My Grinch Name

I am finally finished with my long term substitute job! Hooray!! One of these days, I may post some more about it. Not now. Now is the time to concentrate on my family and my home, not to mention Christmas!! I found this link on Julie's blog and discovered my Grinch name is

Crabbyfrown Poutypants.

Could it be more appropriate? That’s exactly what I’ve felt like lately. Monday I am going to de-Grinchify and take Hannah out Christmas shopping! What’s your Grinch name?