Pneumonia? Hmmm...

I must confess that I stayed up too late last night.  I was waiting for Heather to make it back from the Ladies Service.  Then we got something to eat, and afterwards we decided, "Let's watch something!"  I find that often when I am sick, my internal clock gets all off - I die all day long and then can't sleep at night.  Well,  think I fell asleep about 2 am. 

I did not get up until really late.  Heather was starting to feel much more sick, but graciously got up with the kids and tried to let me sleep in.  When I finally did get up I sent her back to bed and spent the day watching the kids, cleaning up the house, doing laundry and dishes, and taking Nate out for a long walk to give everyone else a break from his hyperactivity.  : ) 

I actually thought I was feeling pretty good, all things considered.  Then when we got back from our walk I ate dinner and just started crashing.  I was so frustrated since I had felt so much better earlier on and was wanting to go to service tonight.  I knew I had to bag that or I would be in real trouble later.  My nose started running and I realized that I was..."gurgling" a bit on some of my breaths.  That is worrisome.  After having gone through weeks of pneumonia in Costa Rica, it just felt way too similar.  At the moment, I could not tell if the sound was in my throat (not so much a problem) or really high up in my lungs (more troublesome).  Time will tell. 

So frustrating!  I have been trying to eat healthy, get rest and not over-do it, take vitamins, and even over the last few days I have been taking antibiotics...so, this was really a surprise!  I am going to step up the "take care of my health and recover plan" even more this weekend (for instance, made my favorite "Get Better Fast" drink tonight: hot tea with lemon juice, honey, and minced up garlic and onions.  After I finish the tea, I eat the garlic and onions.  : )  I will be pounding that all weekend in an effort to turn this thing back quickly.  Thankfully, as I write this, I don't feel or hear any gurgling.

We have a 1/2 full schedule at church tomorrow & then Easter on Sunday.  On Monday we are scheduled to take a Visa Renewal Trip to Chile.  I really want to be feeling better before that trip!  We have to cross roads that take you over the Andes Mountains and past 13,000 ft high in elevation and it is not fun to pop your ears on a trip like that when you are sick like this!

I helped put the kids to bed and then sat down to catch up on line quickly.  Now I am getting ready to sign off for the night and get some sleep.  - Oh, memorized a few more verses of Philippians chapter 2 in Castellano today.  I hope to have all of chapters 1 and 2 memorized before next Wednesday night!  Making progress : )

Good night and God bless -

PS - Pray for Heather.  She actually is more sick than I am right now...and she can't eat garlic and onions to help out (allergies) like I can. 

Paz, salud, y la presencia del Senor -