lessons learned.

• What's that you say doc? My ear infection will most likely clear up on its own - give it a week? That's lightening fast. And I can take Tylenol for the pain? Oh good. I'm sure Tylenol is just the thing for something that feels like a drill in my ear. I can manage. I don't have kids, or a spouse or responsibilities or anything.
• Fact: When you're running a fever, dressed in your jammies and your hair is disgusting, you WILL run into people you know at the store.
• There really is nothing more pathetic than a delirious, hoarse, congested little Lou at 2 am. Sorry girl. Sometimes life just sucks.
• When I'm in the waiting room at the doctor's office, and there's no seats available - I will judge you and your parenting abilities when you let your 8 year old sprawl out over 4 chairs.
• Can you tell I'm extremely pleasant when I'm ill? Its a gift, really.....
• Taxes. Sooo close. Yet sooo far.
• Strangers everywhere. You can mistake my daughter for a boy anytime you like. It won't make me put bows the size of Jupiter on her head.
• Despite my "no soliciting sign" a solicitor knocked on my door. Seeing that I have the sign, I assumed it was someone I knew, and opened the door (mistake #1). They wanted to test our water, so I assumed they were from the city (mistake #2). In short, they have called me no less than 2 daily for the past week. Never leaving a message. I intend to never pick up. The battle of wills has begun.
• Its Friday. This better be the end to my week of suck. Uh, er, I mean sick. No, I meant suck.
• On a happier note - since we were homebound again this week, and I didn't want to contaminate (with flu) our annual Valentine's cookies we give out, PG and I "decorated" instead. Nothing defines a man more than his ability to cut out heart shapes. Right?