dammit

Got up at 2:30 am and threw up. Which did not do anything more than take the edge off my nausea. Ugh. Apparently most of my (birth) family and their SOs were sick yesterday, the kids and my parents being exceptions. Unknown whether this is a new virus or food-borne ick from the Rose Bowl party. I lean slightly toward the latter, but perhaps that is wishful thinking, in the hope I will be well sooner.

I was supposed to go in to work today. Now that is completely shot. Even the thought of food is sending me into bad territory. I'm trying not to feel guilty 'cause it won't help anything.

Mom is coming to help care for the girls, and they may go spend the night. I just want to get through the day. Thank goodness for the computer, because even reading my current book (The Chronoliths) is adding to my nausea. Music is my organizing principle right now.

ETA: therck, I'm really sorry if I brought *another* virus into your house yesterday. I had no idea until the middle of the night. J tells me that a flash of nora virus is going around...is that the one that cuts down people on cruises, so they spend the whole time in their cabins?