the barfy list continues to grow.....
Add Grandma Vi and Rand to the flu list. Grandma stayed home today. Rand arrived home a bit early. He isn't a very pretty color. He went straight to bed.

and speaking of work....
I made it to work today, but only for about half the day. I was resetting the mini seasonal area. I set three aisles and then got to pull batches and fill these areas. By the time I had shelves set - the headache was starting. Then I ended up pulling all the bulk size food first - that was my undoing. Food is still not my friend. Blueberry Nutrigrain bars will never be again.
The headache hit migrain status and when I got to stocking the blueberry bars - I just about lost my "cookies" right there in mini seasonal. (It's a metaphor - trust me no cookies in here!)
I'm amazed I was able to drive home. Don't remember much about the drive. Took 4 Tylenol and went straight to bed and slept for three hours.
Distraction - I just heard Willie spit in his room
My head is still tender. My tummy still weak. This will be a long week. Sandra and Ryan have made it home. Whathisface is making home-made chicken soup for everyone tonight. He's still a keeper!

a view from the middle ages
That is the sub-title of my blog. I just keep forgetting to note which are the wake-up calls that I'm not a "young" person anymore.
This Christmas I've had a few of those moments.
I super cleaned the house because the children were coming over.
Rand & I were the first one up Christmas morning. We couldn't wait any longer so we woke the others up. Rand made sure the coffee was ready.
I was jealous of a friend at work buying gifts for her granddaughter. I want one of those - (from one of my married children please)
I miss my brothers. Alan & Lesia didn't make it to Iowa this year. Don & family did for Christmas Day and the weekend. Both Jeffs & families were there for Christmas. We only made it over to the folks on Christmas. After that - nobody wanted to see me. I would've loved to have seen the Carroll family during their visit as well! :(

almost over
December has sucked. I've been hit by two forms of flu. I had a flu shot - this is not fair! I spent two weeks with the sneezy, coughy, sore throat, snotty variety (and I still have the sore throat) and now this. I will not see the New Year come in. My alarm will go off at 4am on New Year's Day; it is a work day. I'm even sick of looking at Christmas trees and have no energy to do anything about it.

the good stuff
Rand gets four weeks of vacation this year. We finally decided on dates for the other three weeks. The already spoken for week being July, of course. He isn't allowed to take more than one week at a time. They would miss him too much. I don't get four weeks of vacation, but I will take the time anyway.