Hi, guys.
Sorry to have disappeared. After I posted that, I promptly got sick... 3 or 4 tiImes, until there was nothing left. Now, mind, I throw up on a regular basis anyway from the meds, but this wasn't the same... I dragged myself to the school because it was already 7:00 by this point. I managed to do some sub plans, get the IEP ready, the forms for my student's who are going to the vo-tech center and such done... And then went and told my supervisor I was going HOME. I did go back for the IEP meeting; our dean ran the whole thing for me, which was good. I managed to stay upright for that, and got myself to my 4:30 doctor's appointment. In the past, I wouldn't have gone to the doctor for something like this, but I'm slowly learning. I had the gastroenteritis. AKA, The Stomach Flu! YEA! Don't you love working with kids who don't wash their hands???? Blech!
My doctor pulled me off the meds for my endocrine disorder (especially the insulin sensitizing drug because if I don't eat when I take that I could get really low blood sugar, and I was definitely NOT eating!) until I could start eating again. I was out of school half of Thursday, all of Friday, and all of today as well. I'm going back tomorrow, but only because interim grades are due by 9:00 a.m. Wednesday. My grades are mostly in the system, but there are no grades after February 17. Not a huge problem, but I'd rather get it taken care of. Today was the first day I ate food: rice, and some lobster sauce (as in, 'shrimp with lobster sauce') because that is all egg white. I had mac & cheese for dinner. I've been drinking regular soda on the advice of my doctor, becuase the diet soda was making me sick too. It was awful, let me tell you! I'm utterly exhausted now...
I'm trying to figure out how to take popsicles to school, because I'm still iffy on solid foods, and popsicles sit best. If I have time or energy, I'll stop at 7-11 or a 24-hour grocery store to get some jello. I'm also drinking Pedialyte. The adult electrolyte solution tastes horrible, so they got me the kid's stuff.
I mix it with the ginger ale.
Oh, and there is no justice in the world. For days, I've been eating 500 calories, keeping very little of it in me, and have lost NO weight.
I'm not sure I like regular soda anymore: I don't even want to drink it. But, I'm going to follow my doctor's advice... soft diet/clear liquids for a week. She also refilled my anti-nausea drug which has been a huge help, but I can't really take it during the day because it makes me sleepy.
My father is home, but angry with me. He called me Saturday after I had a not-so-nice surprise that involved having to change and wash the sheets... while I had a 101 degree temp. He couldn't understand why I didn't sound good and why I didn't want to talk.
I have my car back, thanks to my wonderful mother. She drove my car more than halfway to Virginia for me, picked up the rental, and drove it back. She left her own Saturn at the dealer so they'd know they were getting their car back. But, I really want the dealership locally to refund some of the money I gave them for doing the maintenance they said they did. The dealer in Lancaster found the following wrong: right wheel bearing, bad water pump, broken vaccuum hose, broken break light, and an engine mount replacement. The beginning of February, I paid the dealer near my school $500 for an oil change and 90,000 mile check. That check includes tire rotation, alignment, fluid top-offs, engine and transmission cleaning, basic over-see. They found nothing wrong with the car at that time except the engine mount. There was only a 2 week period between the time they had the car and the time the dealer in Lancaster had it. I want somebody to explain to me how they missed ALL of those repairs... the Lancaster dealer found the bad water pump because the coolant leaked out on the tires; however, the coolant reservoir was full. That means somebody filled it. How do you miss a wheel-bearing problem when you rotate the tires? Especially when the customer made a point of asking about the rattling noise and was told it was the engine mount. On some level, they owe me money. I doubt I'll see it though.
I'll take your snoring machine's place on the cruise! 
