Readying for Battle

Well, the children tell me that it is Wednesday. I suppose they are right. I have been trapped in the house for about 3 weeks now--I've lost track--save for getting out last Sunday morning for church. Tim has managed to stay free of both kinds of the "crud," how I do not know. However, this evening, he is feeling like his head is filling up, so he tried his new method for dealing with colds. When he feels one coming on, he shoots salt water up his nose (yuck!) with a syringe, and he gargles with Listerine, salt water, and hydrogen peroxide. Now I don't even know if the latter is safe to ingest. He hasn't died yet, so I guess since he has done this a few times now, it is o.k.

Meanwhile, all three kids have been packing all night for their 3 days away at State Tournament. I hope they are all going to be well enough to go. Micah is pushing it, as he has been out of school two days this week, but he says the
Triaminic that I gave him today did the trick and he is feeling much better now. He is still coughing every so often, but I do not think there is a chance in the world that he will get to play even one second of a game at State, so I am not too worried about him tagging along with the big boys.

I hear that Chattanooga and Memphis are both reporting large numbers of cases of the flu, so I am just hoping that our competition has been equally as ravaged as we have by this mess. We had seven basketball players out on Tuesday this week. Even the coach went home sick Tues. afternoon, so I know it is running through us.

I would surely love to see Daniel get a chance to win a State Competition in his senior year! He wants it so badly, but we have at least two very strong teams standing in our way. We know enough about their strategy that we are at least able to mount some kind of defense, but I just wonder if it will be enough. I am praying that my baby will once again transform into Shaq or Michael or Larry or Wilt. I'll take anybody famous, as long as they score well!

At this point, I am just hoping that Tim and I are able to drag ourselves up there Friday. We will miss Thursday night's opening game to my sadness. Tim just cannot get that much time off right now, having just overcome the leg injury. Watch this column for updates as soon as I can post. And wish us luck!