Nurse Benny

Last year S. Stink was sick at the beginning of the school year. This year Benny took his turn to capture some back to school bugs, but brought them home to share. How sweet. It started in on me Friday... then yesterday, I felt it full blown as I awoke. My chest was warm, even more as I coughed and my whole body ached. It felt like every nerve in my body was on fire and about to burst through my eyeballs that were only halfway open. I didn't want to budge. I didn't. Benny took one look at me and knew exactly how I felt. He went to the kitchen and made my tea for me. Then he cooked me my oatmeal... with fresh blueberries even. Brought it all to me in my bed, took my temperature twice and layed with me. It was the best oatmeal I've had. It gave me enough energy to take DayQuil. Then as soon as that kicked in I was able to get myself together enough to pull out some homemade burritos I had frozen long ago. It was my emergency stash... the 5 minute lunch that didn't taste like it to the boys. My fever was broken and I started to get an antihistamine buzz to put me back to sleep for a nap. I woke up to this...

I didn't know if it was part of a febrile dream or the real deal. It was real. Benny cheeringly told me he had used all of the tape. He wouldn't say what for. I put my head back into the pillow and briefly braced myself for what my house must look like at this moment. I got up and it was fine and we still had a little tape left. Benny surely knew how to get me on the rise. I had to bribe him with an I-phone app to get that picture of his drawn-on face. Then he must have thought that I looked just lovely being ill, because he tried to make me into a zombie. By the end of the day I was equally sick of my bed and the cheesy movies that were on. I didn't want to leave the house but needed some fresh air. The boys got me to take them for yogurt. The car was disgustingly hot and I prayed I didn't see anyone there, but of course I did.

A half box of tissues, lots of water and many packets of theraflu later I am feeling better... Benny was okay after a few days of this crud too and I hope that Stink doesn't get it. I do know that my dear Benny made a great Nurse. He took care of me, showed me love, made me get up and made me smile.