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I CAN'T HANDLE IT ANY MORE!!!

Sorry, but I have to blog. It's not like I have anything to say, but blogging helps me get my writing juices flowing. I think reading Erica Orloff's blog for today helped me put it all into perspective.

I darkened my blog for two reasons: 1) to get humping on my Golden Heart entry, 2) to go on vacation. Yes, I went to Florida, Disney World and Universal, for nine days. If you ever want to visit Universal and Islands of Adventure stay in one of the Universal parks (we stayed at the Portofino). Why? Because of the super-duper cut-in-front-of-everyone-else in line perk! Talk about awesome! We jumped (legally) so many lines it wasn't even funny. Riding The Hulk back to back about four times before moving on to Dueling Dragons, etc. It was awesome! Way better than the Disney Fast Pass system. This was our first year at the Universal parks. We wanted to wait until the kiddo was tall enough for the roller coasters and she had a great time.

On Tuesday, we moved into our Disney hotel, Wilderness Lodge, and started hitting the Disney parks. The crowds at Disney were three-fold what they were at Universal with a multitude of languages being spoken (yes, I'm chalking the Brits into this category, 'cause you have to tune your ear to their dialect).

EPCOT was having it's Wine and Food around the World thing. Interesting, but I'll NEVER do it again. In case I haven't stated it before, I'll repeat: I don't do crowds. I hate crowds with a passion and these crowds rivaled the ones that are at Disney during the summer. UGH!! And the heat! Florida was having a heat wave for October. Yes, the temps were between 93-95 with high humidity. Double ugh!

By Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the water park, Typhoon Lagoon, I was starting to get a tickle in my throat. Thursday, I wanted to curl up and die. Every time I coughed it felt like my ribs were going to explode. Thursday night, I went to the hotel while the hubster and kiddo went to the Magic Kingdom to watch the SpectroMagic parade (twice), the fireworks, and ride a gazillion rides. I watched America's Next Top Model. Yeah . . .

I started feeling better by the time we left on Sunday, which means the kiddo started getting sick. She's been home with me all week, spiking 103 degree temperature. Took her to the doc on Monday and she's positive for Influenza A. Turns out 81% of positive Flu A patients are positive for H1N1. It's settled in her chest, so I'm calling the doc again. Pneumonia is one of the hazards of the flu, along with dehydration. Hubster was home on Wednesday and Thursday. He still feels like crap, but he went to work today--probably to infect the rest of his employees.

I'm still planning to finish Rosewood Manor in time for the Golden Heart. If I can read my pathetic synopsis and first fifty pages this weekend then I'm good to go on Monday.

Here's hoping!

Write on!