things i've learned this week

today i woke up, after finally getting a measureable amount of sleep, without a fever. haven't had one all day.

i stopped the last of the pain meds which was just some tylenol.

i walked around the yard a little, ate a bit of food, and am going to attempt to take a bath in a bit. i stink.

i will even try some of my first passive rehab exercises after the bath.

so, all in all, i am much better. i am clinging to optimism that i can make it to the Taz+BamBam festivities this weekend. uh, i could use a chair with an armrest, Dan...

so, it might be time to look back on some of the things i can say i learned from this past week.

like, always keep some of the fancy fluffy overadvertised brand name toilet tissue around, just for emergencies. about the 172nd time i felt the sting from the 200 grit stuff we use (high post consumer recycled paper content) i about cried and sent xbun out to fetch me something with a picture of a teddy bear on the packaging....

or, that not all cliff block packages are created equal. that's right, i used my TDF prize as an illness recovery food. they seemed like that'd be easy to digest. so i opened up the best sounding flavor, cherry, and popped a couple in my mouth. as i was chewing i glanced and saw on the package a little "with caffeine" announcement. so i spit em out and went for a different flavor. funny, the first package i had opened had 8 bloks. the second only had 6. quality control issue? dunno.

i also learned that endurance drink mix from powerbar is not only great to have in waterbottles when you train and race, it is also pretty handy to have when you are trying to fight dehydration and hunger when you can't really eat anything. boy am i now sick of that stuff....

and, i wouldn't say i learned this, cus i already knew it. i have the bestest, sweetest, most caring and patient little bunny.

thanks to everyone for all the well wishes, blog comments, emails.

and thank you for everything, little bunny.