Sickness, Spatulas, and Yogi Bear

Last night, as I stood up to go see what the Mrs. was up to in the other room, I was alarmed to find that I felt dizzy, cold, and that my head hurt. I had sneezed several times earlier, so I wasn't shocked that I was feeling sick now, per say; What surprised me was that I hadn't noticed any of that until I stood up. In the time it took to stand up, I went from feeling more or less alright to completely lousy. I should note that, even with the below par ankle, it does not take me long to stand up. This isn't some bizarre 20 minute standing up ritual that I was doing, just regular-type standing up. So yeah, I was alarmed to find that, during this brief passage of time, my health changed so rapidly. 

Anyway, fast forward to today, and even a giant spatula couldn't have pried me up from my bed. Bed spatulas should be a thing. At the very least, the bed itself could tilt over to the side to spill you out. I don't know, that's just one way it could work -- I just came up with the idea right now, so the details are somewhat nebulous. Really, that's all beside the point though. What I'm trying to say is that I've felt drained, sleepy, dizzy, and just overall unpleasant today. 

Is narcolepsy contagious? It looks like they've got a full on outbreak.
Alternative caption: "Is there a carbon monoxide leak in this house?"
- Micheal Bluth

Naturally, this complicates the whole taking-care-of-the-kiddos thing just a bit. For example, whereas I might actually, you know, watch the kids and not be half asleep on the couch or bed for most of the morning, today I did the opposite of that. Fortunately, Elles and Cam played together really well today. They usually have moments of well-playing, interspersed with bouts of arguing, yelling, pushing, and even some hitting. Also, mess making. Lots of mess making. So yeah, much like Yogi Bear's intelligence in relation to the average bear, the kids behaved better than the average day. 


Thank you for that, guys, I don't know how I would have gotten through otherwise. Now if I can just figure out how to get through the afternoon, I'll be golden.