Taking a little break...

Sorry- I feel like I must have fallen off the planet or something. Don't worry, I am still here, just taking a break. Actually, I have been really sick. I think I got food poisoning or something. We went and ate at Red Robin on Friday and I woke up Saturday throwing up. That led to many more trip to the bathroom because I had it coming out both ends-yuck! Cauley was gone at the State Decathlon meet, so I was home alone with the kids. By the time I put the kids to bed, (I put them to bed at 7:30 because I was so extremely exhausted and weak.) I couldn't get off the toilet. I knew I was very dehydrated despite my efforts to keep drinking Gatorade or anything else I could get to, but my body was too sick. My stomach was cramping so bad I thought I was having an appendicitis or something. I called Cauley and told him as soon as he got home he was going to have to get me to the hospital. He instead called his parents, who called Uncle Ray's house (who lives at the other end of our neighborhood) and Uncle ray came over with Brad and Stephanie. Steph took my temp. which was 103.3 and then Uncle Ray and Brad gave me a Priesthood blessing. I knew from the wording of the blessing I wouldn't need to go to the ER, which was good. They stayed with me until Mike and Kathy got there. I still felt awful but couldn't relax. My mother-in-law took my heart rate, which was high, and my fever stayed the same for about 3 hours. (We never took it again, but I started feeling better, so oh well.) The worst part was my muscles were so tired and I was so dehydrated that any time I tried to move, I would cramp up. Cauley finally made it home a little before 1:00 a.m. and we went to bed, only for me to be up in the bathroom all night. By 5:00 I was so tired and my body finally gave in and let me rest. Cauley also let me sleep- till about 10:45! Holy Cow! He made me a yummy lunch and that didn't stay down, but I did feel tons better. By noon, I started keeping things down and had less bathroom trips. By 5:00- I was perfectly fine! (Well, other than being EXTREMELY weak and tired and still a little dizzy.) Today, I feel like I was hit by a semi, but then again, I only think that because I haven't actually been hit by a semi so I don't know what it feels like. (I feel Ok today.) So please, pardon my no more posting for a few days while I recover. I have a TON to catch up on, so check in on me in a few days.