I stayed home today--

I got up, took a bath, and got dressed.  I still felt a little punk, but better than last night.  Susan called and asked if I was going.  I said I was because I didn't trust the kids (especially the seniors) to WORK.  She said Jay could go in there and crack the whip, but I said poor Jay has had enough stress the last few days.  So, I went downstairs and ate a piece of bread so  that my meds would digest.  Well, the bread seemed to stick half way down my throat.  i could breath--it wasn't blocking the airway--but it was stuck.  i took a drink of water, and it hurt like hell and did not push the bread down.  It hurt really bad--the water sort of oozed around the bread but the bread remained lodged there.  I hiccuped a few times, then I started throwing up.  Ugh.

So, I called Susan and told her I figured I better stay home.  She agreed.  She stopped and picked up the movies I borrowed from kim to show my writing skills kids.

I went back upstairs and slept till noon after calling in and sending an email to Tracy telling her what to do about my classes.

I left channel ten (KTTC) and saw that a lot of schools were closing. 

Austin, Blooming Prairie, Byron, Caledonia, Chatfield, Dover-Eyota, Fillmore Central, Goodhue, Grand Meadow, hayfield, Houston, Howard-Winneshiek, Kasson-Mantorville, Kenyon-Wanamingo, Kingsland, Lanesboro, Leroy-Ostrander, Lewiston-Altura, Lyle, Mabel-Canton, NICC Calmar, nicc Cresco Center, Pine Island, Plainview-Elgin-Millville, RCTC, Riceville (IA), Riverland Community College, ROC, Rushford-Peterson, Southland, Spring Grove, St. Charles, Stewartville, Studio Academy, Triton, Wabasha-Kellogg, Winona, and Zumbrota Mazeppa.

ROC closed at 9:30--so I should have just gone.  i didn't throw up any more after that time in the morning.  I also hadn't eaten anything until just now (about 4:30).  I've heated up a can of chicken noodle soup.  My stomach still hurts and my back aches.  My heart is doing that little flippity flippity thing it does when i have an anxiety attack.  I don't see why I'd be having an anxiety attack, but nothing  really makes much sense.

i came downstairs and watched a couple episodes of the Outer Limits.  i talked to my mom on the phone.  She told me that Owatonna had also closed, though it didn't appear on the KROC website.   NRHEG also closed at 10 am.  i saw  that on TV.  it isn't on the kROC website at all.   I then decided i would attempt to do a little laundry.  The second load is washing and the first is drying at the moment.  i don't know if I can make another trip down the basement steps tonight or not.

My stomach is cramping up and feels horrible, but it isn't rejecting the soup--yet.  I suspect that i am going to go to bed very early tonight.  again.  I am going to just sit here for a while and let this soup settle.  Then I will take my meds and maybe have some juice.  after that, I will probably carry the clean laundry upstairs and put it away and just read or sew or crochet in bed for a little while.  I HAVE to go to school tomorrow because the senior sem kids start their presentations tomorrow. 

I hope this sickness doesn't last too long.

Got this in email I liked it.

I Believe...

 

That just because two people argue,

 

doesn't mean they don't love each other. 
And just because they don't argue, 
doesn't mean they do love each other.

 

I Believe...
That sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry,  
but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

 

 

I Believe...
That we don't have to change friends if 
we understand that friends change.

 

 

I Believe...
That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

 

 

I Believe...
That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance.

 

 

Same goes for true love.

 

I Believe... 
That you can do something in an instant 
that will give you heartache for life.

 

 

I Believe...
That it's taking me a long time 
to become the person I want to be.

 

 

I Believe...
That you should always leave loved ones with 
loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

 

 

I Believe... 
That you can keep going long after you think you can't.

 

 

I Believe...
That we are responsible for what 
we do, no matter how we feel.

 

 

I Believe....
That either you control your attitude or it controls you.

 

 

I Believe...
That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

 

 

I Believe...
That money is a lousy way of keeping score. 

 

 

  I Believe...
That my best friend and I can do anything, or nothing, and have the best time.

 

 

I Believe...
That sometimes the people you expect to kick you When you're down, will be the ones to help you get back up.

 

 

I Believe...
That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had, and  what you've learned from them.....and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

 

 

I Believe...
That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others.

 

 

Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.

 

 

I Believe...
That no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.

 

 

I Believe...
That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, 
but we are responsible for who we become.

 

 

I Believe...
That you shouldn't be so eager to find 
out a secret. It could change your life Forever.

 

 

I Believe...
Two people can look at the exact same 
thing and see something totally different.

 

 

I Believe...
That your life can be changed in a matter of 
hours by people who don't even know you.

 

 

I Believe...
That even when you think you have no more to give, if 
a friend cries out to you........you will find the strength to help.

 

 

I Believe...
That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

 

 

I Believe...
That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.

 

 

 

 

 

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; 
They just make the most of everything.