It’s nearly midnight on this gorgeous Monday evening and I’ve just settled myself in bed for a good, long chat with you.  I’ve got to admit that I wish we were having it over coffee (you) and Sunny Delight (me), but I suppose our laptops will make do just fine.  I’ve got all kinds of things to tell you, including some important news when it comes to the current inhabitants of la casa de Amy Beth y Snuggles y Cuddles.

I think the last time I wrote was Thursday night; after I finished writing, I ended up having a pretty bad night.  I knew that sometime had “changed” with the mono, so I went back to the doctor only to find out that I had acquired double inner ear infections.  Friday was a very slow, painful day.  On Saturday, I was determined to enjoy the sunshine so I took a blanket and pillow from my bed, went over to campus and found myself a perfect little plot of grass.  A quick text to my college girls resulted in quite a few of them joining me with their own blankets and textbooks, the latter of which was never used, of course.  What girl has time to study when she’s laying in the grass with her girlfriends?

Some of them wanted to go to a movie that night and I decided that I’d go but, at the last minute, I had to cancel because my ears began hurting and I just wanted to go to bed.  I ended up getting a call to ask me to take Avi so, after getting her home and settled, I got in bed, too.  You probably have already picked up on the fact that I didn’t have Avi at the house while I have been contagious, but my doctor has given the clear for me to be around people now as long as they don’t eat after me, drink after me or kiss me for the next few months.

You can imagine how the latter is going to negatively impact my already full dating life.  OH, THE IRONY.

During the night on Saturday, I woke up crying because my ears were hurting so bad and I didn’t know what to do to make it better.  I’ve also had trouble during this getting liquids and food down (because my tonsils are so swollen that it’s difficult for me to even swallow water) and, by this point, I was dehydrated, hungry and in pain.  I just cried in bed for awhile (very quietly as to not wake the angel sleeping on a pallet I made for her near my bed) and waited until morning came.  When it did, I called my mom and we made plans for her to drive to my town for the day.  She got here around lunchtime and I could have kissed the ground she walked on I was so thankful to have her here.  She found things I could eat and drink, started my laundry for me and even helped me get my guest bedroom clean and organized.

The reason that it was important for me to have that bedroom ready is because, last night, Aviean’s father (who is my cousin) moved in with me.  He has moved back to my town and I’ve asked him to live with me so that he can see Aviean on a regular basis.  I know that I’ve never sat down and written a post about why Aviean is with me so much right now; maybe one day that post will come as an explanation later on when the timing is right.  Right now, just know that I’m enjoying adjusting to a life that more often includes a four year old than not.

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Okay, so I fell asleep in bed typing that last night.  Literally, fell asleep with my laptop in the bed with me.  Ooops?  I’ll tell you more, soon.