i've been sitting here for a bit trying to pinpoint a part of my body that doesn't hurt, and i'm coming up empty-handed. i have a miserable, nasty full-body cold that is kicking my ass in a big way.
i've been drifting in and out of feverishness, and generally trying not to do much of anything at all today. which, of course, is nearly impossible considering the almost-two-year-old i have to care for here, too.
she's also sick, but she seems just as active as always. she disregards her coughs and runny nose to sit on the end tables, and rhythmically smack the pulley for the vertical blinds off the wall. i wish i were so unaffected.
my birthday was very nice and nontraditional, even if i did manage to receive this cold as one of my unexpected gifts. i spent time with maura, and got to show off our new house. i stayed up too late, and chatted with her about the importance of clear and open communication in relationships.
we still haven't eaten any of my pretty birthday cake, though. maybe tonight, we'll have to see.
i managed to get not one, but two bouquets of flowers... and some sweet cards, too.
it was a very nice and quiet birthday.
i need boxes, but i'm not sure where to get them.
i got some good advice about house blessings/house cleansings from maura. this is something i hope to do before we begin to move in at all. one of the little back bedrooms appears to have the word haunted engraved in the window sill. i'm not sure yet if i should be concerned about this or not.
have you ever read the short story the bogeyman by stephen king that was included in his book, night shift? i did. it creeps into my mind occasionally here, every damned time i see a closet door cracked open. there are different kinds of doors on the closets there, except for a few of them. i hope i won't be a paranoid psycho. (yeah, right...)
i need to start cleaning and packing but, i have to not feel like i've been run over with an SUV filled with screaming drunken yuppies, racing home late one night after a bar tour of buckhead, first.
i do hope that happens soon, because i really want to start doing some of this stuff.