The circus is in town and this is one thing that does bring positive memories of my childhood to mind. Mom always brought me and Rhon to the circus. Dad usually didn't come along (which was pretty much the norm for our family life). I loved everything about it! The sounds, the sights, the smells! The big coloring books or light up swords as souvenirs! It brings me right back to happy times which I've only just realized this year.

I was mentioning the circus to G and he told me he had NEVER been to a circus! I couldn't imagine and we were both sooo excited to experience this together this weekend. Tonight is opening night and they have discounted tickets too! We've looked forward to going all week long. We rarely ever make plans for the weekends for just this reason. We both hate being disappointed by plans that fall thru and would rather be happily surprised by whatever we plan to do spur of the moment.

Well there will be no circus for us. I left work this morning after seeing the school nurse. Her suspicions were confirmed when I went to the walk in health clinic. I have Shingles!

That was the strange back/ skin pain a few days ago...that was the small, red blister on my stomach the day before yesterday...and the other one on my back this morning which spread all over my right side in a band of itchy, painful rash.

And it's our weekend without kids!

Romantic, eh!