Kicking a Cold

Sometimes I get sick. Not often but sometimes it is unavoidable. But, being sick is not something that I like, or anyone likes I imagine. So, when I woke up with the cold that has been going around I said "OH NO" to myself. I knew that I would not be able to just sit and relax and sip on tea and recover. So, I got up and made my mom breakfast and went about the day as usual. I sipped tea when I could and gobbled down all the soup I could stand in one day and did what I could around the house with the cleaning and stuff that just had to be done. It was raining so in between I listened to the rain drops too. I always liked the rain and listening to the rain drops when I was inside.

Needless, to say, when my nephew was off work I told him I needed a day just to rest and put him on "grandma" duty. He sat with her and he cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner and helped out when she needed something. In between that when she napped he napped too. If he could he would sleep his entire day off, the whole day. And it is not like he is old or he has a partially  labor intense job. But, that is him, "Mr. Sleepy head." So, for once I had a lazy Sunday. I mostly stayed in bed with the exception of getting soup and tea every few hours and even got to watch some TV since the cable man from Comcast finally came to try to fix the box. I said try because looks like I am going to have to give them another call today. But, on that day I had no problems the TV actually worked all day, the cable that is, and I laid under warm covers and relaxed as best I could. Of course, I had to endure listening to my son play twenty rounds of Minecraft that my son was playing with his friend online but at that moment I didn't care. It was a small price to pay for some rest and semi peace of mind.

When the next day came I was rested and ready, sort of, to face the world I have come accustom to since my mom got sick a few years ago. The cold is almost gone just a little hoarseness from the sore throat and a little sneezing now and then but otherwise I am pretty good. Good enough to resume my "job" for lack of a better word. I guess on some levels it is a job but I don't consider it a job I just consider being where I am needed. Right in the place where I need to be.