Hate being sick

I am so tired of being sick. I hate chest colds. The constant coughing is not good for a back that is already bad. And the headaches it is giving me! I do think that I feel a little bit better than I did yesterday, so I am hoping I will be better soon.

On the brighter side of things, I want to thank my friend Krista! She posted on her blog about how she does not ask the "What did you do today" question to her kids because it never ends well. I kind of chuckled when I read it because I ask my son that every day in hopes that he will talk to me and every day I get an attitude because I asked the question. So I took Krista's idea and I asked my son to tell me one good thing that happened to him. He was shocked by the question. And I found out that he did not have any homework, as in that was the good thing. I probably would not have known if I had asked the age old "How was your day?" or "What did you do today?" questions. It was nice having a short conversation with my son for a change.

I love having all my friends online. When it comes down to it, I have made so many good friends over the last three years that I have been posting. Even with the occasional drama posts, I would not want it any other way. When I am sick, like now, they all tell me they hope I feel better. When something horrible happens, they all think about me or pray for me. And without them even knowing it, I get ideas on how to raise my children. Like with Krista. She probably had no idea how a few sentences in her blog would affect another family. I also wonder at the same time how all the things that are negative really affect other people. Words mean so much, both the negative and the positive.