I cannot get a break, even though it’s supposed to be spring break. First, all the schools got snow days, but not me, because I’m already on break. The kids got snow days. But no one told Annika, so she woke me up at 8 a.m. to get her breakfast, so I got up and made her breakfast. Then she hurried up and got dressed. I thought that was weird, because Annika stays in her jammies until noon on non-school days (unless she has to get dressed for some reason). She asked what time it was, and I said 8:39.

“Hurry up! We have to get to the bus!”

I should be proud. I didn’t even have to say anything – she got ready all on her own. I am proud. But she was pretty frustrated that either she didn’t remember, or no one told her, that school was canceled. Poor girl.

Then I started feeling kind of sick and crampy. I brushed it off a little because I had stayed up late the night before reading, so I figured I was just tired.

Nope. UTI. Thank goodness I stopped at the Minute Clinic on a whim to get tested when Annika and I stopped at Target to pick up some groceries before the snow got bad. Maybe that’s the only good part to this story: I got some antibiotics right away today before it got too bad. Once, I had it so bad my fever was over 104 and I had hallucinations. Hopefully the antibiotics will kick in in time before I get too sick.

When we got back from Target, all I wanted to do was lay in bed once again. I’m sore in my guts and tired from fighting the infection. I was supposed to grade essays today but literally nothing got done because I was too busy helping with makeshift science experiments with Annika, going shopping and getting medication, and this evening, laying in bed groaning. I’m sure I have about 200 emails in my work email that I haven’t checked (I took the weekend off and then I was going to check it today, but snow day and illness took over). Ugh.

This is all I want: I want to have some time to myself. I want to go up to the school and do some planning and grading. I want to be left alone for a while. I want my body to cooperate with my plans for once instead of flaring up with carpal tunnel or some stupid infection or the flu. I want some time alone. I’ve said that one a few times because I really mean it. I thought today would be a day with a few hours to myself. I never get time to myself because I can’t stay up past the kids and I can’t wake up before them. This week was supposed to be my time.

Ok, complaint over, I guess. Hopefully, no snow day tomorrow and my body gets back to feeling relatively healthy again. Go antibiotics and vitamins and juice!