Winter’s Snotty Noses…

Blissful Saturday morning. Except that I woke up at 6:00am and I woke up with a terrible head cold. Seems as if my son has ever-so-generously passed it along to good ol’ Mom. I am miserable.

I made myself a bed on the couch and went back to bed, while he watched his beloved Phineas & Ferb cartoons and attempted to wash dishes to help me out. What a sweetie. When I got to the kitchen to check on his progress however, I found that he had only washed 3 spoons. Hardly what I would call ‘washing dishes’, but better than nothing, I suppose.

So I am hacking and sneezing, and violently blowing my nose ever few moments. I am officially miserable.

This is the second time this winter that I have had a cold. These germs are strong suckers, I tell you. I don’t usually get sick often, and with the strong line of defense I maintain with all of my vitamins, it is surprising. But, here in Texas, we have suffered with one of the coldest and wettest winters on record and consequently, lots and lots of people are sick.

I am a big believer in the power of sunshine. I believe that we really need the weather to turn around and the sun to come out. Warm things up a little and bake the germs to smithereens. Yes, that is a technical term. Baking the germs to smithereeens might not sound very scientific, but I have always seen a direct correlation between sickness and being cooped up inside the house day after day. The vitamin D from the sun and its ability to dry things out have helped me personally over the years.

Sun, Sun…. where are you, Sun?

Come out!

In the meantime, I guess I will continue to walk around with random Kleeenexs sticking out of my nose to stop-up my overflowing faucet of snot, and wait for spring.

I sure hope I don’t have to wait much longer.