Cabin Cold...I mean, Fever

The pair of us have both been feeling under the weather for a little while. Aaron developed a cold at the end of last weekend; he has mostly recuperated and is just working on the cough he can't quite kick. I can't say better for myself. My immune system is not as strong as his, apparantly. I got the cold a tad bit worse and I'd be happy with feeling 80% but I just don't think I'm there yet. I don't usually have a problem with coughing when I am sick, but for a week and a half I have been having fits that leave me breathless.

Everyone around us is sick or just got better, or is about to be sick, in my opinion. I am more than ready for spring time and fresh open air that isn't littered with traffic-jammed germs.

This first week of March is always encouraging for me. I know there are still long weeks of cold and even some snowfall left, but this is a turning point in my mind. It is March. It is just a few weeks away from being almost April. It is the month of Spring Break, and even though I don't really know many people anymore who actually have a Spring Break, how can you not be just a little bit encouraged by that? We're almost done; around the corner are open windows, chirping birds, bike rides, delicious produce, sunshine, and even more refreshing pages of the next chapter titled Spring. Just hang in there.

We do not have any plans anytime soon. Aaron had originally planned on going skiing this weekend but he is anticipating slush on the slopes so probably will opt out. March will be pretty uneventful, which is actually very appealing to us as we treasure the time we can find to be bums.

(Our new furniture makes that even easier - it so wonderful and comfortable and the newness of it, coupled with our crummy colds, definitely has us addicted to being bums. Pictures to come of that, by the way, when we have the energy and will to actually settle on a layout.)

I have Bo under my care again (for those of you who are unfamiliar: Bo is the 2 year old blonde lab that I often watch for the owner/founder of my company when he goes out of town). He will provide for a little bit of entertainment. I say a little bit because Bo is just not very energetic. He is actually quite mopey and looks perpetually bored, almost like a cat. It takes a lot of excitment on the human end to wear off on him, and by then you are just worn out from trying to give him some energy. He has grown into a good pup, though, and I am fond of him. Even in the times when he ignores my call to come inside (and just ignores me in general) and when he gets the notion in his head that it is okay to lounge on our new furniture. Which is not okay, and wouldn't be for any dog, either.