pneumonia

reier has been off work since last thursday, and since he is a type I diabetic, cold and flu season can be especially dangerous. high fevers lasted for days so he ended up in prompt-care (which is anything but prompt), and he can home with antibiotics and a tub of yogurt last night.

and this is the guy who rarely gets sick, works outside year round, and has the best work ethic and  attitude of anyone i know. 

being sick can really bring you down a notch or two. i think i've rented a grande totale of seven movies in the last few days, and every single one of the has brought him to tears  - "why'd you get all sad movies?". um, i think it was the sickness talking, poor guy!

i can't believe how SICK he's been, it's really awful. i'm trying my best to take care of him, but it's been a long haul. he's pretty darn sick of being sick by now. i wish there was more i could do to make him feel better. fevers, headaches, achey body. now strange coughing. sad. sad. sad!

meanwhile i've been working hard not to get sick myself, so housework piled up. laundry has been overflowing in the hallway, i didn't even know we owned that many dishes, not to mention personal hygiene. (not me, of course! i wasn't the one walking around in my robe all day. really.)

i was finally able to tackle housework today. a visit from my mother-in-law was good motivation  - thanks tami! now i think we're all able to rest a little easier. aaah.

and with dirty dishes out of the way, i decided to try to cook my very first dry roast. complete with a side of sauted garlic cabbage, and cheddar scallion mashed potatoes, yum! let's see if this is enough to bring back sicky's appetite.

the worst part about all of this has been the animal neglect: pup-pup has been such an angel considering all the missed walks and trips to the dog park. it's been freeeeezing outside! luckily one of her bdf's harriet has a super awesome giant fenced yard and lucky me gets to drop her off for play dates when i have errands to run and a sick husband to tend to. today i finally gave myself and attitude adjustment, threw on as many layers as i could possible wear and still walk (i looked more like an abominable something er other, it's true). and tove and i got out and walked the bridges, which is our usual routine. only today we did it about four hours later, cause 6am is just tooo early when we're in 'stay healthy' mode. we were happy to run into my mom, who then rescued me from cooped-up-ville and took me on a long drive to catch up. thanks mom, i really needed that. :)

i am sure of it now more than ever, i need routine. without it i/everything tends to fall apart.

so i've been neglecting my post here at complete. but now you know why. but i'll be back soon, with lots of updates on my recent projects. good stuff.
~ marit