I am soooo sick.

I don't know if I have the flu or what, but I was up all night puking and/or having diarrhea.  Sorry for the TMI.  I don't remember the last time I puked this much or this violently.  I thought I was going to barf up my spleen or something.

I absolutely hate calling in sick, and I absolutely hate not going to school when school is in session.  I always feel like a slacker when I stay home--but seriously, I don't think going to school would be a good idea today.  I just took a tiny little sip of water because my mouth is so dry and immediately my stomach started bunching up to reject it.

IT'S JUST WATER!  Accept it, you stupid stomach.

Right now, i am freezing.  I am literally shaking I am so cold--my teeth are even chattering.  I'm under all my covers with only my head and my hands poking out to type.

In a minute, I am going to turn off the computer and try to sleep again.

I called Susie B. to sub for me.  I called Jay and left a message that I was staying home.  I emailed Tracy to tell her what to have my classes do with the sub. 

I am very frustrated.  I don't remember another school year where I have been sick so much--and always with puking involved.  I wonder if there is something in my meds that is causing this...This time, I am pretty sure it is actually the flu as it is going around big time.  Three of my home room kids have been very sick with it.

I just feel crappy and miserable right now.

I am going back to sleep now, if I can.  When I am sick, I just try to sleep until it is over.  Like when I had surgery.  Every time I woke up, I peed, marched around the nurses' desk a few times, then went back to bed and hit the morphine button so I could sleep and not feel anything.  Ah, to have amorphine button right now...

sigh....

Just to let everyone know that I am still alive.

I still feel like a limp rag, but I haven't puked or had other unpleasant adventures in the bathroom for several hours. 

I didn't eat anything all day and I didn't take any of my meds as I didn't want to have them festering in my stomach--I would surely puke--and that kind of puking is nasty as the pills are so bitter.

I did not leave the upstairs until about 4 pm, and that was to wait for Susan to deliver the ginger ale she bought for me.  I didn't last downstairs very long.  I heated up some chicken noodle soup--I managed to eat about half a cup of it, but then I began to feel queasy again.  So I went back upstairs and lay down and just sort of dozed for an hour or so.  I fell into a deeper sleep and woke up a few minutes ago.

I had brought some saltines up with me, and I ate five or six of them.  They are sitting okay for now.  I'm still achey and tired.  My joints ache. 

I think I will stay home again tomorrow--just to get enough rest to get over this crap.  I've been feeling feverish and having chills again tonight.  In a few minutes, I am going to shut down the computer and go to sleep.

I called Renee to ask her if she would sub for me tomorrow, but she has a training session, and I believe Susie B is already subbing for Ryan.

Sigh.

I hope my kids will behave if there is no sub for them tomorrow.

I think I will go back to bed now.  I just don't feel good.

good night all.