The Waiting Room

• Teaching with laryngitis is now something I can add to my "special skills" list. I remained silent, except for when I had to teach, which gave me enough voice to get through my classes.
• My voice did return on Friday, but the coughing and runny nose remains. I am still coughing up mucus and blowing snotekeys out my nose. Not fun at all, considering we are entering week three of this crap.
• No, I have not gone to the doctor...yet. I am getting close to admitting defeat.
• I would have gone to an Urgent Care Clinic today, but everything is closed because of the weather.
• We had five inches of snow overnight in Elsewhere*. People around here think it's the end of the word. There was a picture of the bread aisle at a local grocery store where only two or three loaves of bread were left!
• It is now sleeting, which may freeze overnight. OK, now that's not good. I am more concerned about ice than snow.
• The Boy's alter ego, Snow Dog, made a brief appearance this morning, bounding playfully in the snow. There was not enough snow for a full performance which includes digging, snowplowing and rolling around on his back in the stuff.
• Since we are "snow bound" this weekend, I have much work to do. Lots of class and department related stuff. And, I must finish my conference proposal this weekend because it is due on Monday.

*I changed the name of my location to Elsewhere, because of my somewhat paranoia of being "outed". It does fit my "Sarah McLachlan" theme. :)