The Great Epidemic of early 2011

Hey all...  first things first, I hope all of you that are suffering through Snowmagedden 2011 are keeping warm and inside!!  I have to say that for all the times I wish I still lived in Chicago, these past 24 hours have really made me happy I DON'T live there.  I hope it all clears up by March 10th, which is when I'm heading there for a shower my girlfriends are having for me!! I know it will be cleared up by then, but from the looks of it, clean-up is going to take for-evah....

So, I've been really, really sick.  Like sick as in "sick-as-a-dog" sick.. (not sure where that phrase came from b/c my dogs are rarely sick and when they are, they really aren't that  sick..  but anyways, I digress...  What started out as a innocent little cough turned into some gigantour virus that knocked me out cold for 5 days and counting..  I feel totally fine now except for the fact that a seal has climbed into my throat and chest and is barking when I cough (these are words used by my boss today as he was forcing me to go home b/c my cough was so loud that it was interrupting things!! ) So, I'm on my forced "work from home" day number 2 and I hate working from home!!  Home during the day is soo boring to me..  My hubs is also a sicky and we all know, ain't nothing worse than a sick man.. total drama..  this is a man who judges how sick he is by how many beers he has in one weekend.. he must have been near the brink b/c he ONLY had 3 beers all weekend..  the horror..

I've been able to catch up on my DVRd shows lately which is nice b/c that thing gets packed!  I was watching Oprah yesterday (anyone see it?) her whole staff decided to go vegan for a week and then we got to see where ground beef comes from.  It was eye-opening, but I'll still eat meat.  I agree with the guy on the show that said, if you are going to eat meat, you should be willing to see how it gets to that stage..  I felt kind of bad for the little cows on their way to slaughter but it didn't affect me enough to not eat a burger later.  What can I say, I'm a meat eater, always will be.  I just don't think I could go vegan or vegetarian.. 

Also watched "One Born Every Minute" - holy smokeroos.. I have no idea what I've just gotten myself into..  I was in pain just watching some of these moms give birth..  ay yi yi..

Finally,  babe is doing well.. I went to my OB yesterday to get a bunch of what I call "Old lady who shouldn't be having a child at this advanced age" tests done and then she used a doppler to check the heartrate and everything is good. According to her, my kiddo is quite active already and was moving around like a "maniac".. that's my kid...wouldn't expect anything different!!   We officially find out the gender next Tuesday and I cannot wait!! I'm ready to shop!!!   There are a lot of "Boy" predictions out there from friends so to say I will be shocked if it's a girl is an understatement. 

Hope you are all well!! Stay WARM!!! 
xo,js