The House of Flues

Cowgrit and both Calfgrits have the flu. It started Thursday night (February 14) and just got worse last night. Ironically, all three have had the flu shot, but I haven’t (I just forgot — I always get one, every year). Fortunately, even if the innoculation doesn’t prevent someone from getting the flu, it supposedly helps make the suffering less bad.

Since I haven’t had the shot this year, it’ll be a miracle if I don’t get it. And if I get it, I could have it worse than the rest of my family. Seeing them all suffering really puts fear in me thinking that I could get it worse. This has started to become a very nasty weekend, and it has all the potential of becoming downright hellish.

And to think, I had the boys hugging and kissing on me Valentine’s Day. I bought them a bunch of super hero Valentine’s cards (like kids give out at school) and told them they could get one for every hug or kiss they gave me. They showered me with love enough to get all the cards in five minutes. Those might have been the kisses of death for me — or at least the kisses of illness.

Bullgrit
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