My cold is hanging on.......

Well, I've been sick for about a week and a half now. Last week I had no voice at all. Friday I stayed home from work and thought if I rested the whole weekend, I'd be good as new on Monday. Today is Tuesday, and my voice is still rough and my cough still is not quitting.

But I am seeing improvement. Fortunately, I only teach twice a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Last Tuesday we had a guest speaker. On Thursday I gave my students a group activity and an in-class writing assignment. Today my TA did most of the talking/discussion leading. Thursday our class visits the library--I'm off the hook.

Good thing my job does not entail answering phones all day like past jobs have. Something funny, though, is that a friend called that I haven't talked to in awhile. She said, "you're breaking up" but I wasn't on a cell phone. I laughed and said, "that's just my voice."

My co-workers are getting tired of listening to me hacking and croaking at them. But at least none of them have gotten sick. Yet. Tim was doing pretty well, too, but yesterday he came down with a solid case of the sniffles and runny nose. Yech.

But, we could be a lot worse off. Tim's mom had back surgery today, which was successful, but she was in a lot of pain. Tim and I are staying away from the hospital because of our colds. She'll be in the hospital for a couple of days, then a couple weeks at a care facility for rehab. Please pray for her.

My own sweet mom is planning for knee surgery. My nephew is having sinus surgery (he's 20).

I am thankful more and more for good health.

Tomorrow, I plan to have a stronger voice and less of a cough (Lord willing!).

Till next time,

Suzi