Tuesday, December 13, 2005

One Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest

I'm in a house full of sick people!

As we came home Sunday from a fun but not entirely relaxing trip to see everyone in New Jersey (well, not everyone in New Jersey--just family), poor William got sick. Car sick, we thought, but today we know better. Last night around midnight Danny started in, followed by Karen in the morning, followed by Thomas in the evening. The only one to have escaped the nasty little bug is me. So far. But I wouldn't bet on it.

Actually, the part of the trip that wasn't entirely relaxing was the driving, on the return trip for the reason mentioned above, and on the outgoing journey because of snow. A blizzard, actually. By the time we had dropped Bonnie at the dog-sitter (yes, we have a dog-sitter), we encountered white-out conditions and had to stop in Rochester for a couple of hours to let the heavy snow blow over. After that it wasn't too bad, except for two things: five people packed into a little Subaru (my Astro van was in the shop, and the Subaru handles the snow better anyway), and all of the cars (and SUVs, and semis, and a snow plow!) that were stuck in the ditch by the side of the road.

But the actual visiting was fun and long overdue, and I'm looking forward to seeing the Garden State gang again soon. Although I hope this time both the weather and my van will cooperate.

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