This Page

has been moved to new address

A Quarantined Virtual Coffee

Sorry for inconvenience...

Redirection provided by Blogger to WordPress Migration Service
body { background:#aba; margin:0; padding:20px 10px; text-align:center; font:x-small/1.5em "Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Arial,Sans-serif; color:#333; font-size/* */:/**/small; font-size: /**/small; } /* Page Structure ----------------------------------------------- */ /* The images which help create rounded corners depend on the following widths and measurements. If you want to change these measurements, the images will also need to change. */ @media all { #content { width:740px; margin:0 auto; text-align:left; } #main { width:485px; float:left; background:#fff url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/corners_main_bot.gif") no-repeat left bottom; margin:15px 0 0; padding:0 0 10px; color:#000; font-size:97%; line-height:1.5em; } #main2 { float:left; width:100%; background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/corners_main_top.gif") no-repeat left top; padding:10px 0 0; } #main3 { background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/rails_main.gif") repeat-y; padding:0; } #sidebar { width:240px; float:right; margin:15px 0 0; font-size:97%; line-height:1.5em; } } @media handheld { #content { width:90%; } #main { width:100%; float:none; background:#fff; } #main2 { float:none; background:none; } #main3 { background:none; padding:0; } #sidebar { width:100%; float:none; } } /* Links ----------------------------------------------- */ a:link { color:#258; } a:visited { color:#666; } a:hover { color:#c63; } a img { border-width:0; } /* Blog Header ----------------------------------------------- */ @media all { #header { background:#456 url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/corners_cap_top.gif") no-repeat left top; margin:0 0 0; padding:8px 0 0; color:#fff; } #header div { background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/corners_cap_bot.gif") no-repeat left bottom; padding:0 15px 8px; } } @media handheld { #header { background:#456; } #header div { background:none; } } #blog-title { margin:0; padding:10px 30px 5px; font-size:200%; line-height:1.2em; } #blog-title a { text-decoration:none; color:#fff; } #description { margin:0; padding:5px 30px 10px; font-size:94%; line-height:1.5em; } /* Posts ----------------------------------------------- */ .date-header { margin:0 28px 0 43px; font-size:85%; line-height:2em; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.2em; color:#357; } .post { margin:.3em 0 25px; padding:0 13px; border:1px dotted #bbb; border-width:1px 0; } .post-title { margin:0; font-size:135%; line-height:1.5em; background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/icon_arrow.gif") no-repeat 10px .5em; display:block; border:1px dotted #bbb; border-width:0 1px 1px; padding:2px 14px 2px 29px; color:#333; } a.title-link, .post-title strong { text-decoration:none; display:block; } a.title-link:hover { background-color:#ded; color:#000; } .post-body { border:1px dotted #bbb; border-width:0 1px 1px; border-bottom-color:#fff; padding:10px 14px 1px 29px; } html>body .post-body { border-bottom-width:0; } .post p { margin:0 0 .75em; } p.post-footer { background:#ded; margin:0; padding:2px 14px 2px 29px; border:1px dotted #bbb; border-width:1px; border-bottom:1px solid #eee; font-size:100%; line-height:1.5em; color:#666; text-align:right; } html>body p.post-footer { border-bottom-color:transparent; } p.post-footer em { display:block; float:left; text-align:left; font-style:normal; } a.comment-link { /* IE5.0/Win doesn't apply padding to inline elements, so we hide these two declarations from it */ background/* */:/**/url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/icon_comment.gif") no-repeat 0 45%; padding-left:14px; } html>body a.comment-link { /* Respecified, for IE5/Mac's benefit */ background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/icon_comment.gif") no-repeat 0 45%; padding-left:14px; } .post img { margin:0 0 5px 0; padding:4px; border:1px solid #ccc; } blockquote { margin:.75em 0; border:1px dotted #ccc; border-width:1px 0; padding:5px 15px; color:#666; } .post blockquote p { margin:.5em 0; } /* Comments ----------------------------------------------- */ #comments { margin:-25px 13px 0; border:1px dotted #ccc; border-width:0 1px 1px; padding:20px 0 15px 0; } #comments h4 { margin:0 0 10px; padding:0 14px 2px 29px; border-bottom:1px dotted #ccc; font-size:120%; line-height:1.4em; color:#333; } #comments-block { margin:0 15px 0 9px; } .comment-data { background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/icon_comment.gif") no-repeat 2px .3em; margin:.5em 0; padding:0 0 0 20px; color:#666; } .comment-poster { font-weight:bold; } .comment-body { margin:0 0 1.25em; padding:0 0 0 20px; } .comment-body p { margin:0 0 .5em; } .comment-timestamp { margin:0 0 .5em; padding:0 0 .75em 20px; color:#666; } .comment-timestamp a:link { color:#666; } .deleted-comment { font-style:italic; color:gray; } .paging-control-container { float: right; margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; font-size: 80%; } .unneeded-paging-control { visibility: hidden; } /* Profile ----------------------------------------------- */ @media all { #profile-container { background:#cdc url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/corners_prof_bot.gif") no-repeat left bottom; margin:0 0 15px; padding:0 0 10px; color:#345; } #profile-container h2 { background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/corners_prof_top.gif") no-repeat left top; padding:10px 15px .2em; margin:0; border-width:0; font-size:115%; line-height:1.5em; color:#234; } } @media handheld { #profile-container { background:#cdc; } #profile-container h2 { background:none; } } .profile-datablock { margin:0 15px .5em; border-top:1px dotted #aba; padding-top:8px; } .profile-img {display:inline;} .profile-img img { float:left; margin:0 10px 5px 0; border:4px solid #fff; } .profile-data strong { display:block; } #profile-container p { margin:0 15px .5em; } #profile-container .profile-textblock { clear:left; } #profile-container a { color:#258; } .profile-link a { background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/icon_profile.gif") no-repeat 0 .1em; padding-left:15px; font-weight:bold; } ul.profile-datablock { list-style-type:none; } /* Sidebar Boxes ----------------------------------------------- */ @media all { .box { background:#fff url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/corners_side_top.gif") no-repeat left top; margin:0 0 15px; padding:10px 0 0; color:#666; } .box2 { background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/corners_side_bot.gif") no-repeat left bottom; padding:0 13px 8px; } } @media handheld { .box { background:#fff; } .box2 { background:none; } } .sidebar-title { margin:0; padding:0 0 .2em; border-bottom:1px dotted #9b9; font-size:115%; line-height:1.5em; color:#333; } .box ul { margin:.5em 0 1.25em; padding:0 0px; list-style:none; } .box ul li { background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/icon_arrow_sm.gif") no-repeat 2px .25em; margin:0; padding:0 0 3px 16px; margin-bottom:3px; border-bottom:1px dotted #eee; line-height:1.4em; } .box p { margin:0 0 .6em; } /* Footer ----------------------------------------------- */ #footer { clear:both; margin:0; padding:15px 0 0; } @media all { #footer div { background:#456 url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/corners_cap_top.gif") no-repeat left top; padding:8px 0 0; color:#fff; } #footer div div { background:url("http://www.blogblog.com/rounders/corners_cap_bot.gif") no-repeat left bottom; padding:0 15px 8px; } } @media handheld { #footer div { background:#456; } #footer div div { background:none; } } #footer hr {display:none;} #footer p {margin:0;} #footer a {color:#fff;} /* Feeds ----------------------------------------------- */ #blogfeeds { } #postfeeds { padding:0 15px 0; }

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

A Quarantined Virtual Coffee

Ugh... good morning afternoon all.

So, if we were really meeting for coffee today we would have to do it via Skype, because our house has been hit with the f-word. FLU!!!

Bleck..who the hell gets the flu in July...really. I started feeling sick at 3 a.m. on Monday morning...and B2 was sick by later that afternoon. Unfortunately, I initially thought it was food poisoning and went to work, but after an hour (and touching everything in the office) I realized I had a fever, so I made a break for it. A big sorry to everyone I came in contact with.

The worst part of the whole situation is I was supposed to head to Bettendorf to see my new niece and my mom. But the last thing I want to do is give this to anyone else, so I'll be quarantined at the house instead. So sad....it will probably be next summer before I see my mom again. Grrrr.....

I also had to break the news to E that will be postponing our trip to the water park until next week. At which time a full blown crying jag started. Complete with the deep breathes and quivering voice. It broke my heart.

Of course once the boys were home last night the show must go on. So I drug my sorry ass around the kitchen trying to make a simple dinner so the boys' tummies would be full. While listening to B2 wretch in the downstairs bathroom (sorry TMI). At that point I broke down. It's times like these that I wish we had family here to help. They could take the boys, so we wouldn't get them sick and they could get us another gallon of milk so I don't have do it with a puke bucket riding shot gun. Just little things that I think some people take for granted I would literally give my right arm for. I'm just sayin'.

So good thing this is virtual coffee, because I will still get to make the rounds over at Amy's. I can't wait...I could use a laugh, or two, or three...


Photobucket


*No pics today...thought I would spare you a photo of me with my head in a bucket.

BTW - I started my own Linky. The Sound Bytes of the Week will be featured each Friday. It is your opportunity to share those hilarious comments your kids say or your hubby or even the stranger on the street. If you could show me the love that would be great....thanks.

posted by Unknown @ 1:42 PM   6 Comments

6 Comments:

At August 02, 2011 , Blogger Aubrey S. said...

Oh, dear. I hope that sickness passes at your house quickly. Flu in the summer...no fun at all.

 
At August 02, 2011 , Blogger Holly said...

Yuck for the flu :( That is no fun!! Hope your little one isn't too upset about the waterpark and you can go again soon!

And I do hope the flu leaves your house quickly. Thanks for coffee!

 
At August 02, 2011 , Blogger Susan said...

Oh, my! I'm so sorry you are sick.... and hope no one at work gets it from you touching every thing. You know at my work we talk about you behind your back when people do that..... ;) Of course, kudos to you for trying to work your way through thinking it was food poisoning and all. And if I lived close to you, I'd leave some packages of easy food for y'all on your doorstep... wearing a hazmat suit, of course.

 
At August 02, 2011 , Blogger The Bodhi Chicklet said...

Who does get the flu in July? I am so very sorry for you, especially since you are riding this out on your own. I have my own kind of funny story about when I was home alone with my son, me sick as a dog but I'll save that for another time. Sorry you missed the visit with your mom too. But you never know, you may get another chance and until then TAKE AS GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF as you possibly can. Remember that nobody cares if your bathroom is clean or the floor has been vacuumed in a month. And hopefully we'll see you back here next Tuesday.

 
At August 02, 2011 , Blogger Emily said...

My youngest daughter woke up this morning with a runny nose and a fever and I totally agree with you -- it's just extra wretched to be sick in the summer. I hope you feel better soon!

And I love the idea of you Sound Bytes Fridays! Fun!

 
At August 03, 2011 , Blogger Elisa Black said...

Oh my goodness-- the flu sounds just awful! I'm so sorry to hear it-- I hope its a quick bug and that you all are feeling better very soon. It is awful when you feel sick and still have to take care of the little ones (I always think of those Irish moms with 6+ kids and wonder how they do it), and that you had to run out for milk with your son. (I always try to keep extra milk in those milk boxes that don't have to be refrigerated-- like Parmalat-- for times when I run out). Sorry you missed your Mom and new niece. I love your idea for the Sound Bytes and your linky button is adorable!! I have to go check it out. Hope you're feeling better soon!!

 

Post a Comment

Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]

<< Home