A girl could get paranoid

When her coworkers scurry around with air sanitizers and clor.ox wipes after she walks past them. She could get paranoid...but I won't. ;) I'm just glad I'm up and around. Finally. Been doing nothing but sleep on the sofa since I woke up Friday. Holy moly. I'd been feeling down last week, but thought it was just the regular cold/sinus deal. Although since I've been using the Neil.med Sinus Rinse (THANK YOU CRANKYOTTER, a million times THANK YOU!!!), my sinuses have been so much better I've been off the Clari.tin.

But Shanni came down sick on Friday as well, so we commiserated (ie, whined) over the phone to each other. Except Saturday morning her mom calls me and says "So, I'm on my way to Urgent Care with Shanni. Do we need to pick you up on the way?" [g] Not quite. But it's nice to know they care. Several hours later the diagnosis for Shanni is: Influenza A. Nice, huh? Poor kid. She was pretty miserable. The doctor prescribed Tam.iflu for the entire family. Guess how much that costs per person, after insurance? $80.00. So times 5 people, that's $400. And they have insurance. Needless to say, only Shanni and Steve got the meds. The rest are taking their chances. As of this morning, Michelle is also feeling ill.

I feel like hanging some garlic around my neck. lol.

Anyway. Scully was not doing well, either. Her breathing was getting progressively worse over the weekend, so I dragged my sorry butt out of bed yesterday (ok, off the sofa) and took her to the vet. $180.00 later, she's on 2 antibiotics and a bronchodilator, plus pred.nisone. I guess it's just that time of year for bronchitis and asthma, etc. Sigh. She was pretty funny on the pred. Made her look all droopy; like a bloodhound. Hehehe. I'm not sure who collapsed on the sofa first, her or me.

But I'm back at work now. Tired, not contagious (I don't think) and wishing I was sacked out on the couch listening to "The Waltons" and "Little House on the Prairie" as I doze. Much nicer than being at work and wading through voicemail and email. People sure are impatient if you don't answer an email within 24 hours. Sheesh.