14 May 2025

WHERE BE THE ANNUAL BIRTHDAY BEER PIC FROM THE SPOUSE THINGY? DID YOU NOT BUY HIM ONE? - IT MAKES ME LAUGH - PLZ 2 RESPOND - HARTZ AND CHIT - S.DUNN.IT.AGAIN*

Last year's birthday beer

There is no birthday beer photo for the Spouse Thingy, because we have not yet been able to have his birthday dinner. He woke up on the 27th with a horrible cough and congestion, was exhausted, and sneezing like a freak, so we decided to put it off "for a few days."

A few days (we thought maybe 3 or 4) turned into over a week, and by then I'd caught it. So here we are over 2 weeks later and I am just now starting to feel ok, though I've got a gross sounding cough still but I doubt I'm communicable anymore.

That also means we have not seen the kids in over 3 weeks. That might be the worst part.

The good thing, though, is that I was summoned for jury duty for today and tomorrow, but was placed on call for today, and as of 5:30 I'm dismissed for tomorrow. I was not looking forward to coughing my way through the whole process and then being told Hey! We've got your asterisk for 3 weeks and you're gonna be held hostage in a hotel at night after having been shown gross murder pix all day long.

The worst part for me? I have not been able to ride my spiffy new bike and am now waaaaay behind a 300 mile charity ride for May. I'll get all 300 done, but I'm going to have to do some in June. 

Usually when I'm sick I drop a few pounds. This time? After he started feeling better, the Spouse Thingy started taking care of meals...and desserts. He made a cake (after I'd made his birthday cake; he did get that much) and then some brownies. So I am now 1.1 pounds heavier but, eh, I'll take that off when I feel better.

Maybe.

I like cake. Maybe I'll make another.

 

*Sharon Dunnigan, who thinks she's oh so clever. I mean, yeah, she's funny as hell sometimes, but let's not encourage her ;)