Thanks to my Brother, the walking well of deadly pathogens and pure contagion!

My brother was quite sick so I stopped over to drop off some soup, juice and drugs. Turns out he was rather contagious...so yes, I'm at home unable to sleep because of the death rattle in my chest and thought, "wow, what a perfect time to blog!"

Last week Jade was sick with the flu and was staying at my place, she insisted on me buying her the antiviral kleenexes and we were extremely vigilant about using hand sanitizers and the like. Obviously all that worked, since I didn't get sick then...but I still question these darned antiviral kleenex. Basically they should be lined with gold flakes since they are so expensive, and to top it all off it states that 90% of all germs will be killed within 15 minutes. So if you use them, make sure no one runs around picking up your snotty kleenexes until they've been stuffed in the side of the sofa or on the floor for at least 15 minutes. Not only that but the active ingredients in this amazing germ destroying kleenex is citric acid and sodium laureth sulfate...which I do believe is the foaming agent in most soaps and a known skin irritant....go figure!

Perhaps I should be blaming Jade and my brother for my illness...she weakened my immune system, put it on the defensive so to speak, and then my brother went in for the kill. Damn them both! Oh well, enough about them and more about anything else. Mom is in Florida at the moment and had convinced me to take 6 months off work starting in December to spend time with her. I've made all the arrangements and my only request was that she find a way for me to bring Oli and Tinka to stay as well.

Sadly mom's condo is in a seniors complex where I am not even allowed to stay for more than one month and where pets are strictly prohibited. I figure we should just rent out her condo (since she rents it out when she's not there anyway) and then find a new place to rent for all of us. Unfortunately, this idea doesn't seem to be panning out. Mom's been there for 3 days and she's about ready to throw in the towel. Today she said, and I quote, "I will look for one more day. If I don't find anything that will work, then it's just not God's will."

Errrrr, come on now! Okay I understand not wanting to spend a cartload of money to get this accomplished, but there has to be a way. The economy in Florida is so depressed we should be able to find something. However, I guess what's happening is the real estate market and the general economy there has fallen so much that tourism is still going strong so everyone is choosing to rent rather than sell, which means rents are quite high. Oh well, battling God is one thing, battling my mother and God...I just can't do it. I guess I do have to leave it in their hands (sigh).

Oh before I forget I have to mention to Jean that I never meant to insult her with my tarred and feathered post. I just thought it was rather funny how the most gentle of reminders from her could make feel like a naughty little child. I did NOT intend it as an insult at all, in fact it was kind of a tribute to how much I take her suggestions to heart. So, Jean, if I insulted you, I am very, very sorry. Please forgive me.

Ahh, speaking of forgiveness....Another apology goes out to Carla as I have neglected her as well, and wasn't there when Ariel passed on. Ariel was her lovely old dog who slept with me every night of my visit.

Okay now that I've made my rounds in apologies I shall retire to fill my bed to overflowing with used kleenexes. I figure since these are the ordinary type I'll have to leave them there till at least tomorrow morning in order to ensure the death of all my little germies!

Night night!
Swapna