Well it's been quite a while since I've sat down to write on this Blog, Mainly because I have been really sick since before Christmas. I believe I had some sort of Flu bug even though I had a flu shot this year. From what I understand they only protect against certain types of flu. Any way it all started on the Thursday before Christmas. We went to Mike and Barbara's house for pizza and to practice song service for church. Mike and I play guitar and Barbara plays keyboard and we all sing. On the way home Barbara mentioned that she had a little bit of a cold but I thought nothing of it at the time. The next night however Debbie and I were both starting to get sick with sore throats and chest congestion and by Saturday morning we were full blown sick.

I knew I had to be well by Monday because Danny was coming for Christmas and so was Debbie's cousin Barry. I didn't want to disappoint any one so I forced my self to feel better I guess and by Monday after noon I thought I was over the worst.

Monday evening arrived and as is tradition in our family we exchanged gifts and had a very pleasant evening. The next day was Christmas and I awoke early to put the turkey in the oven and prepare for the day and felt ok, But as the day wore on I started to feel sick again and everything else began to fall apart. At one point Debbie's brother came and told me that he thought Danny was getting sick so I went to check on him and he was not getting sick he was CHOKING! on his food. I noticed that he was turning blue and making weired gurgling sounds so I got behind him and performed the Heimlich maneuver and up came a huge air bubble and a ton of food. I thought that the worst was over and just then he began to gag again so as I was Hiemliching him again I had Debbie call 911. About the time that the medics arrived he finally hacked up the last of whatever he was choking on. I had them take him to the hospital just in case. They did a chest Xray to make sure that it all came out and that I did no damage with the Heimlich Maneuver and 5 hours later we were able to return home. That was how we spent Christmas evening, in An ER.

Wednesday December 26th, Woke up feeling miserable again so I took Danny home and went to the grocery store for a few Items and as I was waiting for a taxi to return home I noticed that it was 45* out and I was soaking wet with sweat. I got home and took my temperature and found that I had a fever of 104.2 so I went back to bed and stayed there till today. I am finally feeling better but still have a persistent cough.

In other news, I have been saying for a long time that we need more rain. Be careful what you wish for. It is coming down in buckets today. I heard that we got almost 3 inches over night and that the winds are gusting up to 65 mph at times. Sure am glad that I don't have to go anywhere for at least 2-3 days.

Happy new year to every one and Especially to my friends Keath and Cindy, May the Lord bless you both abundantly.

Th Th Th That's all folks.