The Shafferland Shuffle

Well, I sure am glad it's this Sunday and not last Sunday! What a difference a week can make in feeling better!! Sending big hugs to those of you still wrestling with any version of this bug. It's a doozy, isn't it?

* I've already blogged (probably too much!) about last Sunday, when I wasn't feeling so well. I did speak at a little church here in town, and the people were very gracious toward me in my less-than-healthy state. When I got home, I stayed there, and Ryan went out later to represent Shafferland at his sister's birthday party. He even took pictures, so we could still scrapbook the event, even though I didn't get to go. (Husband of the year!)

* I woke up Monday DETERMINED to rid the house of all germs. I threw a big load of clothes in the washer and...it was broken! Of course it was! Meanwhile, I went to the doctor, and he gave me a whole additional set of meds to try. (And they worked!) I came home, cleaned up the sick bed area in the living room, and declared that we were ON the road to recovery. Ryan took our clothes out that evening to wash them, so at least we could kill some more germs.

* I spent Tuesday (and all subsequent days this week) in heavy writing mode for some upcoming speaking events. I felt kinda bad about being a bad wife while I was busy, so I baked Ryan a pie. And then I helped him eat it. :) When Ryan got home from work, he took apart the washer and ordered the new part we would need to get back in business. And I tried to rest up, but that was easier to do before someone stole my seat! LOL!

* We had a big weather surprise on Wednesday: black ice! Our school system was the only one to go on time, so Ryan helped get the kids safely to school, and when all that was done, back into the office I went for more writing. That night I was feeling well enough for some (slow) treadmill walking. Not a true workout, but at least I moved around a bit! I used the time to brainstorm more writing. The writer's brain just never quits.

* Go figure: black ice on Wednesday and nearly springlike temps on Thursday. Ohhhhh, Indiana. I went out for just a bit of fresh air, and because I was buried in writing, Ryan took me out for dinner at Burger King that night. (I love Burger King, but we don't go that often.) He realized he'd forgotten his sunglasses, so he borrowed my spare pair. He found out pretty quickly why they're the spares. They're broken! I laughed and laughed over this look!

* I decided to curl my hair on Friday, just to try to be a little fancy, and I ended up burning my neck with the curling wand. Pretty sure I made the right choice by not enrolling in cosmetology school. After all our days of being cooped up at home, we were out of groceries, so it was get-creative-with-leftovers-and-scrambled-eggs day. And that night? A Shafferland favorite: ear candling party! (We are the coolest with our date nights.)

* Ryan had to work yesterday, and I felt like baking, so I made a batch of chocolate snowball cookies! When Ryan came home from work, he wanted to go see a movie, so we had a little impromptu date night with that and a visit to IHOP for pancakes when we were done. It was good to be out and feeling normal again! (As normal as it ever gets for us, anyway.)