I’ve got friends in low places

For this week’s Flashback Friday, during which I try to participate in the Sleeping with Bread meme with these fine ladies, I would like to be short for what I am grateful and not so grateful this week.

Not grateful

The main thing, of course, for which I’m not grateful, is the flu, which I have had since Monday and shows no signs of lessening despite heavy doses of Vitamin D3 as suggested by one online friend (although I do think it’s helping some) and regular doses of Dayquil and Nyquil (definitely  helping with the sleep).

Grateful

And the main thing here is family and friends. No. 1: my wife, who is bearing through all my whining and my “man flu,” as another friend has dubbed it. Thank you, honey. No. 2: My mother and sister, for putting up with my phone calls to update them on the progress, and lack of progress, on the illness. Fever’s up. Fever’s down. No fever….No. 3: My friends, most of them this week because of my quarantine, online. Thank you for all the distractions on Facebook and the words of encouragement on my blogs, via Facebook mail, and just in the silly banter we have back and forth about which is better: mayo or Miracle Whip.

So this song goes out to all of you:

…thanks for helping to chase the blues away.