I awoke yesterday morning to a slight tickle in my throat. It felt as if I had swallowed a tiny porcupine that was lodged just past my uvula. And I knew what that meant… It meant, “Frick, I’m sick!!”

I played it off all night at work. When it started to bug me, I drank some water. When it started to bug me more, I ate some food. When it started to get scratchy, I ate some candy. Thank God it didn’t keep progressing cuz at the rate I was going, I would have been eating whole steaks and turkeys by night’s end.

But it didn’t really take hold until today. I laid down on the couch, grabbed my bright red blankey, and snuggled with the pillow on my chest and Riley at my feet and Lulu at my side. (Unlike some of you, I didn’t have a boy or girl to snuggle with… *sigh*).

Then it hit. The Fever. My head started swimming. My eyes watered but didn’t tear, and I felt myself getting mushier and hotter.

I sat up to get some water. It felt good but my throat, it was burning. That tiny porcupine that had lodged itself in there last night must’ve doubled in size cuz it felt like it was about to explode out of my neck.

I slipped my head deeper into the red blankey and fell asleep.

When I awoke to the phone (it was Dad, himself quite sick since last Wednesday), I think the porcupine had pitched a tent and set a campfire in there… I could feel it burning… and I could tell it was comfortable there, and going to stick around for a long time. Ugh, I hate being sick.

So I’m wondering if I should take a trip to Walgreens (just down the street). I probably should, but I don’t wanna leave the house.

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I have a doctor's appointment on Monday. It's nothing serious. I just have to have some blood drawn to check my thyroid levels. I'm on a medication that can royally screw up your thyroid if you're not careful. Its basically done for preventative measures.

I'm not a fan of needles. Apparently when I was little, my Mom says that I would run out of the doctor's office screaming whenever I had to get vaccinated or have blood drawn. Hopefully that won't happen this time.