Aach-you too?

It's that most wonderful time of the year again: cold and flu season. With the onset of the first frost, many find themselves affected by a rather nasty virus. I have been affected for just under a week while Mister is in the early stages of the mess. As a supply teacher, my work depends on others being sick: I can't afford to be sick myself!

Otherwise there is nothing of note. Life moves along at a regular pace, and I'm sniffling my way through it :P

The Trip

Well, to be perfectly honest, I'm far too lazy to go into any detail about our trip (October 18-22), but I will note a few of the highlights. Travelling went well. Avis gave us a brand new Caravan that had all the perks including a console DVD player so that kep things interesting and comfortable. While we encountered a variety of...we'll say "sketchy" small towns and communities along the way - not to mention what seemed like years of fields, silos and barns - we arrived at our log "cabin" (which was far more a log house than cabin) where we were treated by a most gracious hostess. The wedding was splendid and all went well. We even managed a quick trip to the Museum of Civiliation in Ottawa before heading back.

Please visit the photo gallery for a photojournal of our trip.

Monday-ist Monday Ever

At 8:30am I received a call to supply - thus beginning the day at a frantic pace. The supply work went well but - because I was in New Maryland at approximately the same time I SHOULD have been in Douglas - I was 30 minutes behind in beginning my first tutoring session. When I *did* arrive, the tickle that had developed into my throat was beginning to feel like a wicked cold setting in. Rushing off to pick up Mister at work (late), I managed to nearly run a red light. After dropping him off (supper-less), I rushed out to Keswick for a two and a half hour tutoring session with a sweet family on an off day. Fortunately, I left that session on good terms with all involved, but - about 2km down the highway - managed to get something in my eye (in that high, unreachable ridge of lid). By the time I arrived at my parents' place (where I was picking up a few items) my eye was nearly swollen shut. We spent the next 45 minutes flushing my eye with saline solution, to no avail. Having aborted my grocery shopping, my mother kindly offered to make our lunches for the next day and I accepted. On the trip home, however, a tire blew out on the bridge and I was forced to call a tow truck to come and replace it with the spare. Standing in the freezing cold rain - for nearly 30 minutes - I DID manage to tear up and dislodge the particle that had irritated my eye so much. Arriving home cold, tired and frustrated, I dropped my things and crawled into bed.


Oh well...at least I had a supply job!