Double whammie!

Sick. I am sick. Friday at work I started to sneeze, and I thought, "am I getting a cold?" Surely there is no way, as I just got over a cold about 2 weeks ago. By Friday night I was feeling lousy, but thought with fresh juice, airborne and Emergen-C, I'd be able to kick it. I woke up Saturday morning feeling even worse. I did have a girls day at the salon planned for Saturday, so there was no way in the world I was going to miss that.

I headed to Portland drugged up on Dayquil. That stuff is truly amazing-I was able to function and enjoy the day, which was so fun. Nothing like a little girl time getting a pedicure. About 4 o'clock the medicine wore off and I was miserable. So, I decided it was time to go home. I just took it easy at home and we ordered Mexican take out for dinner.

Before bed I was feeling good, and I told Eric, "I think I'm going to feel better tomorrow." I should have realized that was the calm before the storm.

I woke up about 2 am with the some of the worst pain in my left ear I had ever experienced. I made it through the night, and then headed to urgent care first thing Sunday morning, with Tyler in tow....

Now, going to Urgent Care with a 3 year old is not an ideal situation-luckily, we have a portable DVD player and I took it along. Tyler was an angel. So many strangers commented to me that was a great idea-bring a movie for the child to watch. Ha ha, I guess whatever works when you are sick.

After an exam, the Dr. said I had an ear infection and strep throat. I was surprised by the strep throat diagnosis, but then realized that my throat was really swollen and it did hurt to swallow. Who knew? He gave me some antibiotics and pain killers (I guess for the pain in my ear?). Trying to find a pharmacy open on a Sunday in this little town was a challenge. Thank goodness for Safeway! And they were so fast. I think they realized my time was limited with Tyler in a store. I might be switching pharmacies, they were awesome!

So now we are just chillin' at home. I thought I'd feel better today-but not yet. Sorry if I'm complaining, it's just not any fun being sick.

On top of things, it sounds like Eric has a really bad sinus infection. He's headed into the Doctor today. When it rains it pours. The good news is that Tyler is healthy again. He told me he likes it when Mom and Dad have colds, because he gets to watch Dora & Diego-a rare treat for him.

Hopefully, we will all be better soon!