Well, I didn’t mean to disappear for all of last week, but I was deathly ill from Wednesday until just yesterday, so there you have it.
I left work early on Wednesday afternoon with a terrible hacking cough, and a fever of 100.4. The fever peaked at 101.5 that night, then hung in around 100 until Saturday morning. I was out of work Thursday and Friday, and didn’t manage to get out of bed until yesterday. I was so congested in both my chest and head that I basically didn’t sleep for three straight days, and started hallucinating from exhaustion/anxiety on Friday night. It was a really great few days, let me tell ya. And now Ben is home sick. Oy.
So long story short, I’m even more behind on not just work work, but new house work AND blog stuff, so I’m not sure how much you’ll hear from me this week. I know I owe you a few trip recap posts and I’d love to update you on the house, but we’ll see. Right now, work work and house work need to come first. I’m hoping that we’ll be able to move in this coming weekend, but with Ben now ill, I’m not sure.
Darlin' Rae 
Ugh – so sorry that you are sick! Glad you were smart and took the time – it is too easy to try to ‘soldier on’ and this year is a reminder that it isn’t worth it!
As for the rest – would love to hear it, but as you say, work work and house work take priority, as they should. Good luck and feel better!
Thanks, Mike. It feels like an accomplishment just to have made it out of the house today, so I’m trying to roll with that feeling and just knock a bunch of stuff out today.
Feel better soon! !
Thank you! I’m doing much better, but poor Ben is on day two out of work.
Booooo sickness! Sounds like you and I had the same plague. Nasty. I hope everyone’s feeling better!
Thankfully we’re all on the mend, now! But boy did that suck! Glad you’re feeling better as well.