Rally on one, Rally on flu, Rally on, Rally on You

Flu.

Do you know what the trouble with the flu is?

It's the flu.

That's right.  Whether you chose to believe it or not, flu season is here.

I know it's early.

But apparently, I am the carrier monkey that has infected so many already.  Really, I have no idea where I got it, but I have heard of several people that now have it.  They more than likely have it because of contact with me.

You know what's worse than the flu?  Giving people the flu.  It will make you feel worse than you already do.  And I didn't think it was possible.

Most of you moms can probably relate to the facts that are about to follow.  Then you will have a better understanding of why I have infected so many with the flu virus.

Thursday night, as in last Thursday night, my throat began to hurt.  I totally rocked the preschool on Friday, with a little sore throat.  I came home Friday and forced Blue and Little into a nap, because it was truly all I could do to hold my eyes open.

I had a garage sale on Saturday, with a worse sore throat.  At one point, I came inside to get a jacket because I was cold.  Husband looked at me like I was ignorant.

(Now, he is ignorant, because I had the flu.)

Sunday, oh, the day of rest for the weary.  Sunday was the day that I knew something was off.  I began to have fever.  The sore throat had progressed into one of those "I will never swallow anything ever again"sore throats.  But I am a Sunday school teacher, and people depend on me.

So I strapped my sore throat into the passenger side and went to church twice on Sunday.

Monday, I went on to school despite the 100 degree temp, because my sore throat was a little better, but somehow I still felt bad.

And around 11:00, I tossed in the towel and called to make an appointment, because my head was hurting so insanely bad and all I wanted to do was sleep.

I came home and took a nap before my appointment, and I felt better.  In fact, I almost felt well enough to cancel the appointment.  Almost.

In his words, "It's probably not the flu, but I had a family come in this morning and test positive.  In your line of work, we need to know if you have the flu, but you probably don't."

And in all the medical advancements, there is still just the one way to test for the flu.  The swab to your frontal lobe of the brain.  It is ridiculous.

And.......................drum roll please...............................I have the flu.

And so does Little.  And poor Blue can't understand why the girls just look at him from a far.

Take this as your warning that it is time to go get your flu shot.