Suspicion

I am starting to suspect that I am battling something other than the common cold.

Here's what tipped me off.

1. This afternoon, I had the heat turned up so high that I could see dollar bills coming out the vents, the girls were in bathing suits pretending it was Hawaii and I was wearing my down coat, wrapped in a blanket, sitting over the heating vent and shivering.

2. Desperation has me experimenting with the pharmaceuticals in the cupboard. Nothing is touching this thing. I am afraid that I might earn myself a guest autopsy on Dr G.

3. And yet I am seriously wondering if the medication that was prescribed to the cat for bronchitis would have any effect on this thing.

4. When the girls said that they were hungry for lunch and Chase suggested that they just eat ice cream out of the container with spoons, I actually thought that it was a good idea because it meant that I didn't have to move.

5. And now, 50 gallons of scalding hot water later, I can almost breath and am temporarily vertical, but...

I am now considering turning on the air-conditioning...