But, Oh my god, does it feel that way.

Last week—you know the week before Christmas—everything was going fairly well. I’d had a sore throat off and on for a while. Sniffles ran through the house here and there, but nothing anyone worried about—or medicated.
Wednesday we all went out as a family to run a medley of errands. We came home…had a good evening as a family…and then, the Night Descended…

In reality, my ears clogged up after my nose spent a few hours running like a spigot. It is five days later, and although my spigot of a nose running cleared up quickly (thank you, medication), my ears still feel clogged. The feeling is more off and on at the moment rather than a solid unwavering sensation, but it is still making itself known.

Thursday, I might as well have been dead to the world. Sickness descended upon me. Medication did little to improve my state of … body. Friday, both my guys came down with it. Saturday, we all tried. Ditto on Sunday. On Boxing Day, we were at least feeling the tail end of things, but still…

And that is where I am currently, clinging to that tail end, bemoaning everything I had meant to do online with my writing, as well as everything I had had planned for the real world on this side of the screen.

Let’s put it this way. The Christmas ham was cooked, not smoked in the smoker out of the carport. Very little of the ham was eaten—and nothing else was actually cooked…because none of us feel much like eating. We are still in the state as well.

I have already said that once we all three feel better and regain the desire to be human and move around and do things like eat or read or anything like that, then we will revisit the whole Christmas meal we had planned. Sigh.

A lot of what I meant to write and publish since last week, well, it no longer applies. Why? Because the holidays have passed and now, I think I will simply schedule everything I had for next year and call it even—this way, if I/we get sick again next year, at least my online work will be taken care of and I don’t have to waste any extra energy worrying about things.

This post is simply to let you know: Hi. I’m still alive, mostly. I will return to my regular posting schedule…as soon as I am able to do so…

Until then…