Fighting the Crud
I feel like dirt and am officially fighting the crud that’s going around. Last Wednesday & Thursday, I had butt monkeys (Surely you MUST know what I mean by this, right? I don’t have to spell it out, do I?). Thank God for the box of Pepto that Grandma gave me. If I hadn’t eaten half of it on the way up to Squaw, I wouldn’t have made it there.
Allergy-type drive-you-crazy symptoms. Sore throat off & on. Monkeys came back briefly yesterday. Today, I was barely able to wake up all day. Didn’t get up to go to Curves. Wore exercise clothes so I could work out between dropping off the Things at their respective schools, but didn’t get aroudn to doing that till nearly 1:00, after Thing Two & I both decided we didn’t feel like taking her to school.
Barely got a shower before we had to go get Thing One. Feeling generally more & more cruddy all day. Cancelled an appointment and stayed home tonight instead of going to the Thanksgiving thing at church. I may even change my ultrasound appointment that’s tomorrow. The thought of all the logistics that go into a 4:00 appt in San Mateo on a full bladder are just too much for me.
Anyhow, I gotta stay well for Thursday. Then again, if I’m sick, spending my birthday home alone, sleeping, watching movies, and knitting might not be such a bad deal. I’d feast on Diet Pepsi and popcorn and not have to worry about overeating. I guess either way I can’t lose, eh? Hmmm…I don’t remember ever being sick on my birthday before (though as sick as I was as a kid, I must have been at least once or twice). I’ll keep you posted.
It would be very sad if you were not able to come to the big dinner. It’s a rare occasion to have everyone over for Thanksgiving. I hope your feeling better soon. We’ll keep you in our prayers.
I don’t know what butt monkeys are and I don’t want to know (does it have to do with fertility? Kind of like monkey’s butts get red? (eww.)
Hope you’re better and have a great thanksgiving.
Hey there, Wendy! No, that’s "baboon butt", as in "I made a big, old baboon-butt mistake" (i.e. really obvious & embarassing, out there for everyone to see). As far as I can tell, the expression "butt monkeys" originated with that classic of modern cinema, "Wayne’s World", in which a common expression is, "Pshaw! And monkeys might fly outta my butt!" "Butt monkeys" is the runs.
Have a great turkey day with HWWV and Girlfriend!
BTW, I wanna see pictures of the Vans. ;->