The Dreaded Sickies

This past week has been a killer.  First it was a major all day allergy fest on Tuesday when apparently the tree mold count was so high my stock in Puffs surely took a bump!!  Next up on Wednesday the fever spiked at 102 and chills and chattering teeth had to have burned quite a few calories.  For nearly an hour I could not get my teeth to stop clacking.  I had to stay home on this day.  Thursday it was back to work and although my nose was still going strong, I was capable of functioning.  Friday was my day off and I was once again sick, sick, sick.  It continued on through Saturday and today I still have a stuffy nose, but I am determined to not get beaten down by this monster.  I have not been sick in a long time so the past few days have been quite miserable.  But, I'm back . . . at least until the next allergen decides to take root in my system and wreak havoc on me.  Fun!

I did manage to get the baseball quilt shipped off to the little guy.  I threw in another simple quilt for his little brother so I hope they both enjoy them.  Yesterday I made a little girl quilt top and today I attempted to quilt it up, but after quite a few stops and starts with the thread ravelling and breaking, I decided it was best if I just walked away and go draw some envelopes.  So, I'll attempt to finish the quilting tomorrow.  I think maybe I just need to change the needle out.  I had the same problem on my domestic machine last week and once I changed the needle, I was back in business.  I hope that is the solution here also.  When the longarm machine is tempermental, it does not make for a very FUN time!!  At that point, Patience becomes the new mantra!

I managed to eek out a 2.5 mile run this evening.  I hadn't been able to run since almost a week ago and it felt good.  I'm about 6 weeks out from my next Half Marathon and the training has been sidelined with injuries and sickness.  Oops.  I better get serious now.