Feeling so yucky…

Well, I’m still sick. I went to the doctor on Tuesday and he gave me antibiotics and allegra. I guess they helped a little bit, but now everything has settled in my chest. I was up at 3:16am coughing away. I finally gave in and took some prescription cough syrup. It worked like a miracle drug and I got some non-coughing rest, but of course was unfit for driving to work this morning. So here I am, writing this from an old webtv box as our computer did not STAY repaired. I’ve got two sick computers in spite of the fact I’m married to a network engineer. Go figure. Anyway, at least I’ve got this, slow and ugly as it is.

I also got a (very painful) mamogram on Tuesday. I can never quite believe the way they smash your breast in there… it just seems like such a primative way to do a test. My breasts still hurt even thinking about it. I had to do the verticle pictures twice on each breasts because the first round didn’t come out. Honestly, it’s Thursday and my breasts are still sore.

Nothing much exciting is going on here (yet). This week-end we’re expecting some good stuff. I think my brother is coming to visit. My husband is having his annual Memorial Day BBQ. This is a huge shibang where we get picnic permits for a special spot in the forest preserves and in good weather he gets about 60+ guests. He invites just about everybody he’s ever known and new people he’s met, so it grows every year. He’s been doing this every Memorial Day and Labor Day for over 20 years. Some of these people only get together those two times and catch up. It got even huge-er after his highschool reunion. He’s a great gregarious guy… very unlike me in that respect (which is good, otherwise we’d both be hermits).

Then, of course, Sunday will be the big all-church meeting where the Board will (presumably) be sharing the undramatized but unshaded truth about what our Pastor did in taking the money. I hope they don’t back-peddle or withhold the actual dollars and cents (although I understand all documents will be available for the members to see, but they will not be distributed.) What the Pastor did I believe is actually illegal but I think that that should not come into play if the church does not choose to press charges. I just don’t know. Once it is spoken publicly, I’m afraid the IRS may get involved and that could get ugly. Whatever the case, I believe we should NOT press charges, especially if (as I have heard) he intends or is trying to repay the debt and make restitution. I don’t believe we should re-instate him as Pastor, however. Not at THIS time, at least. At any rate, once the Illinois leader of our church goes through everything, he may end up with his credentials revoked, so it wouldn’t be up to our members anyway. This stuff isn’t “fun” (as I mentioned above that there will be fun this week), but what it is, is relief! Having the truth out will be immense relief.