Adventures in La La Land

1. I was violently ill all week. I haven't slept in my own bed since last Tuesday- partly because I'm a nice wife, and partly because I sleep better when I can elevate my head on the arm of the couch. I made it through work at school on Monday due to copious amounts of coffee and tea. Wednesday was rough at Once Upon. I broke down and spent the big bucks on Mucinex cough drops which contain a cough suppressant, but I think I ate twelve of them during my five hour shift, and I was still hacking like a 20 year smoker. By that point, I'd been coughing for a solid week despite all the OTC meds I could find, and I could feel it moving to my lungs. Wednesday night was the first time I noticed that scary feeling that I was choking on my cough and couldn't catch my breath. I could also tell I was starting to wheeze. On Thursdays at school, I have a class at 8:30, then not again 'til 1:15. So I powered through the 8:30 class, then went to the doctor. She could hear gurgling

1. Last Tuesday, I got to go to the zoo with Levi for a field trip. I'm glad he still wants me to go on field trips with him. I've noticed little ways he's growing up lately. For instance, my kids have always called me "mommy." Lucy has taken to calling me "mother" now that she feels too old for "mommy," and Levi's been doing the same thing the past few weeks. 🤦What ever happened to "mom"? At least Lena still calls me "mommy."  Anyway, we had fun at the zoo: 2. I read a couple of books over the last two weeks: A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park and The Mona Lisa Vanishes  by Nicholas Day. They're both considered YA, but I liked them both! I decided to read A Long Walk to Water to my fifth graders - mostly because it's short, but also because it's clean and interesting and gives us rich, spoiled Americans a good wake-up call.  3. Speaking of books, last Saturday I went with a couple friends down to a chur