Ok - not saying anything else about prospective jobs or calls for DH. The company that said they would call at 9:30 to arrange an interview has not called. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

vw, just so you know, there's a wicked stomach bug making its rounds through our elementary school. Also, per our pediatrician, if you're still in the throwing phase it is better to eat nothing, and not throw any more, than it is to eat. Just make sure you get enough clear fluids (the fat in the chicken soup probably harshed your tummy's mellow; and fruit juices seem harder to tolerate than ginger ale for some reason), but again, it's better to limit yourself (teeny sips here and there, throughout the day) rather than throw up more.

Cindy, VW, that one is going through our family, too. Thursday, the school secretary said she had so many teachers out sick that she was running out of substitutes.

The call nurse I talked to said NO ACIDS, and that fruit juice was especially bad for that, including apple. Stick to water and gatorade. After you can consistently keep water down, add saltine crackers, slowly. Once you can keep those down, the good old BRAT diet (Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, Toast). It lasts 5-7 days.

It lasts 5-7 days.

Oh, shit. That's not what I wanted to hear.

I'm sorry to bear bad news. Start babying your stomach ASAP and I hope you're better soon.

Vikings, if it doesn't involve pulsing aterial wounds and foreign objects sticking out of them, they don't think they're hurt.

My chatty!co-worker has been having back problems that sound suspiciously like mine for a couple of months now. He was on the phone earlier, making an appointment for an evaluation with the same clinic that did my surgery. And I heard him say, "Well, the pain isn't consistent, but at its worst, I'd say it's an 8."

When he got off the phone, I looked at him and said, "An EIGHT?!? I haven't heard a PEEP out of you about how much it hurts, and I was all drama-queen, oh, the agony, THE AGONY!!!, about mine. I feel like a big whiner now."

To which he replied, "I've been stupid about it. It really fucking hurts."

I'm afraid my herniated disc is contagious...

I just found out that a former coworker died. She was one of a bunch that were laid off over a year ago, but we kept in touch. She was quite nice, very encouraging and helpful. Her funeral will be in her family's town, a couple of states and several hundred miles away, so I won't be attending. Still, I'll miss her.

Calli, I am so sorry.

Having sciatica during this pregnancy has given me new depths of respect for people who deal with chronic back pain. I can't see how people live with it.

vw, I hope you feel better.

job-ma for MG's DH.

Aimee, I think it's just baby-reaction to hating stuff on their heads. O still pitches a fit about his winter hats. She'll fit right in to the tiara crowd when she gets bigger. It's encoded in her DNA, remember?

Calli, I'm so sorry about your former co-worker.

MG - Matt used to get 90 to 95% return on his resumee. At the worst point it was down to 5%. I'd say he is up to about 30- 40% right now. So yeah - I'd say it is pretty good. The only person I know that is doing better is a friend who is looking far and wide for a job - his wife lost her job about 2 wks after he lost his.

Calli sending my best to add to the vibes you are sending your co-workers family.

Thanks, y'all. She was a good person and I'm glad I got to know her a bit.