On the mend

Well, you appear to have had an allergic reaction to a virus. I had no idea that was possible, but apparently it's fairly common. The initial reaction wasn't obvious and the fear regardless is of swelling in your mouth, throat, etc. Thankfully that didn't happen, and the days of Benadryl seem to have kept things in check. They dismissed you Thursday night though you were still pretty ill. By Saturday you looked almost as good as new. I could still see the shadow of the last of the hives on your back, but the swelling was all gone. THANK GOD! The Dr. said this could happen again anytime, or might never happen again. No way of knowing. And I guess it's irrelevant which of the dozens of viruses your body was fighting. You're better, and that's all I care about. You spent New Year's Eve with Grandma and generally had a pretty nice weekend.

My back is better too, though last night set me back a bit since I slept wrong. Daddy starts his first day of Student Teaching today too! He's very nervous.

I think 2005 is showing signs of improvement already. It's about time.

If I owe anyone an update, an email, a phone call, whatever, please forgive me. Things have been a little rough lately. I should be caught up soon I hope.