Down with Asthma

I'm down with asthma this week. I've been having trouble breathing for the past couple weeks. The past few days I started coughing. Yesterday it became really bad so I went to the doctor. I thought I had bronchitis or an upper respiratory infection. Asthma didn't occur to me. But that's what the doctor diagnosed and treated me for. I took a breathing treatment and was put on two medications. Then I went back to work - for an hour. I still felt poorly so I went home and slept the rest of the day. I went to work today, however, as I felt somewhat better this morning. As the day went on, I began to cough a lot again, and I had trouble breathing. Not as bad as yesterday but still not good. I arranged with my boss to stay home tomorrow so I can take a long weekend to rest. I stopped and bought enough groceries to last so I won't have to leave the house. The daughter who gets cabin fever is staying with her friends. The other kids are homebodies. Hopefully, I'll be better soon. You'll also want to see what Amarinda Jones, Anika Hamilton, Anny Cook, Barbara Huffert, Brynn Paulin, Bronwyn Green, Dakota Rebel, Kelly Kirch, Molly Daniels, Sandra Cox, Regina Carlysle, and Cindy Spencer Pape are up to, so make sure to visit them also. :)

Yet another meme

Before I forget or put it too far down in my blog so that it gets missed, I want to invite you to hop over to my guest blog article at The Hussies tomorrow, April 1st. Click on: http://thehussiesblog.blogspot.com/

I stayed home from work ill today and I went to the doctor. I have a contagious viral infection, so the doctor told me to stay home till Thursday so I'm not ground zero and start the plague at work. So here I am, in bed, playing on my lap top. The cough syrup with Codeine is making me feel somewhat human again. My throat was killing me.

Daughter #1 is on jury duty all the way in downtown Ft. Lauderdale, and she doesn't drive, so guess who took her and brought her home. Mom's Taxi Company at your service. Open even when Mom's sick. I could have let her take the bus home, but that would take her hours. And I'm not too thrilled with having her hang around the downtown area.

I know the Ft. Lauderdale beaches are famous tourist attractions, but downtown isn't the safest area in the world. It's obviously not my favorite place. I stick to our little city on the outskirts of the bigger metropolis unless I absolutely have to visit Ft. Lauderdale. Our little city has everything we need, unless we want to go to the beach...or get called to jury duty.

Miami's worse. I absolutely hate going to Miami and avoid it like the plague. The traffic is horrendous. Once we got stuck in a massive traffic jam and it turned out it was because traffic was being rerouted because people in Overtown were indiscriminately shooting at cars on I-95. Hardly anyone speaks English so it's like being in a foreign country. I used to work in Miami and I didn't hang around there. When we were preparing to move here, Miami sounded so exciting (so did Ft. Lauderdale) and exotic and I thought I'd hang out there a lot. Ha! Not now.

My mind is also a little fuzzy, but I made a commitment to blog daily, so I'm cheating with another meme.

Feel free to tag yourself and let me know if you post it so I can check it out.

When I finish here, I promise my editor I'll work on my rewrite. At least I won't infect anyone working from home on the computer. Aren't computers great?

Random stuff I've done. Discuss.

( X ) Gone on a blind date. (Once. With a guy named Rex. He was nice enough but no sparks.)
( X ) Skipped school (Twice. I hid in the basement of our apartment building. I'd have had more fun going to school)
( X ) Been to Canada (once, for lunch. we were vacationing at Saginaw Island, Michigan and popped across the border for a few hours. I was 9 and with my parents.)
( ) Been to Mexico (no, but I'd love to go)
( X ) Been to Florida ( oh yeah. Have lived here for 20 years. I'm practically a native. I visited here several times before we moved here as well)
( X ) Been on a plane
( X ) Been lost (Map Quest took me about 13 hours out of the way when I was going to my friend's house in Georgia a few years ago. Do you know how pitch dark Georgia is at night? Freaky dark!)
( X ) Been on the opposite side of the country (Yep. We married on Beale AFB in Marysville, California and we honeymooned in San Francisco. I LOVE San Francisco!)
( X ) Gone to Washington, DC (Yep. On one of those junior high school trips with a gazillion other kids.)
( X ) Swam in the ocean (Yep. I live only about 10 miles from it.)
( X ) Cried yourself to sleep (once or twice. a long time ago)
( X ) Paid for a meal with coins only (Yep. When I was a young married and in college. In fact, it was almost all pennies, not even silver.)
( X ) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't (a few times)
( ) Made prank phone calls (not that I recall. honestly)
( X ) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
( X ) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
( X ) Danced in the rain
( X ) Written a letter to Santa
( ) Been kissed under the mistletoe
( ) Watched the sunrise with someone you care about
( X ) Blown bubbles
( X ) Gone ice skating (Yep. But I'm not any good at it. I can barely stand up on one blade. I'm a much better roller skater)
( ) Been skinny dipping outdoors
( X ) Gone to the movies alone (Once. I wanted to see "You've Got Mail" again and just wanted to enjoy it without any other distractions)


1. Any nickname? Squeeze (when I was a teenager) and Lainie - now with my critique group online
2. Mother's name? Mae
3. Favorite drink? Fat Free Milk
4. Tattoos? Nope.
5. Body piercings? one in each ear.
6. How much do you love your job? I love both my jobs - writing and the charity/day job
7. Birthplace? Cincinnati, Ohio
8. Favorite vacation spot? Can I have two? Saginaw Island, Michigan and San Francisco
9. Ever been to Africa? Not yet...
10. Ever eaten cookies for dinner? No. But I ate an ice cream cone for lunch once.
11. Ever been on TV? When I was about 3, I was on the Uncle Al (kids') show
12. Ever steal any traffic signs? Nope.
13. Ever been in car accident? 3 or 4
14. Drive a 2-door or 4-door vehicle? always 4 door
15. Favorite salad dressing? usually fat free ranch, fat free Italian, and lately, raspberry vinaigrette
16. Favorite pie? Cherry! (pumpkin is a close second)
17. Favorite number? 8
18. Favorite movie? The Mummy (It's so hard to pick just one as there are so many)
19. Favorite holiday? Christmas
20. Favorite dessert? pie or rainbow sherbet in a cone - depends on my mood and what's available
21. Favorite food? again, there are soooo many. My latest craving is for California rolls. Also, Cincinnati chili spaghetti with cheese.
22. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
23. Favorite brand of body wash? whatever's on sale and smells good
24. Favorite toothpaste? no one in particular
25. Favorite scent? vanilla
26. What do you do to relax? blog hop, play scrabulous, read
27. How do you see yourself in 10 years? Having books on the NY Times bestseller list. Having more grandchildren. Being more successful.

Again, feel free to tag yourself and let me know.

And don't forget to support me over at The Hussies blog tomorrow (Tuesday, April 1st). And NO, it's not an April Fool's Joke. At least I hope my post won't be a joke. I'm not even sure what I'll post yet but it'll come to me.

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