Swine Flu and Cheri's first semester at Adrian

Well, I am home from work because I am on day 5 of my Swine Flu. Several of my students have tested postitive for the H1N1 so my doctor is telling me that is what I have. I have all the symtoms of the Swine Flu. I haven't been this sick in about 17 years. I do feel better today. The fever is going down but the coughing is picking up. I probably won't be back to work until Wednesday or Thursday. I am praying that none of you get this. I actually thought I was going to die a for a few days in the middle of this.

Since I am feeling a bit better, I thought I would post a few fun pictures of Cheri at college. The best part about facebook is that I can steal pictures from Cheri and her friends and I get to see all the crazy stuff they do. I've posted some of the best ones. They take late night trips to Walmart and pose for crazy pictures. They go into the college library and theater for pictures. They take trips to Mackinac, the Toledo Zoo and someplace that had crawl through things for kids their size. They also went on a secret mission that I was told about but sworn to secrecy.

Cheri is having the time of her life at college. Her post the other day on facebook was "I love my life = )" What is not to love about her life?

Clint and Amanda are doing great too. Amanda is busy with student teaching and is starting to serve at her job (more money in tips!). Clint is working at Best Buy and both of them are doing well in their classes. They are loving the married life. They are also so busy I am not getting many pictures of them lately.

Charlie and Kortnie are both job hunting right now. On nice days they take off on the Harley. They visit me at bowling and stop over to check on me since I have been sick. Let's wish them luck on the job hunting. Kortnie is looking into becoming a phlebotomist. I wish her luck with that since I would faint.

PIII just celebrated his 30th birthday. He was here a week ago and we had a dinner party for him (see pics above). Then he went to Florida to help his Mom move down there. I can't believe Paul has a kid that is 30 (of course, once they hit 30 they are all Paul's kids and not mine!).

Jon and Hannah are busy working. I haven't heard much from them since we went to Denver. We have Dad Ramirez's car here and Paul is having it sent to Jon. Dad got a new car from Florida and is giving his to Jon since Jon's car died. Jon can walk to the hospital he is working at so he has been living without a car for a while now. I'm sure he will be happy to get some wheels again. Mom and Dad Ramirez dropped off the car but I wouldn't let them in the house. I really don't want them sick like I am.

Paul has escaped the Swine flu so far. I've been sleeping on the couch and staying away from him the best I can. I really don't want him to get this. He has been getting me food, drinks, and medicine for almost a week now. I haven't been off the couch since Thursday night.

Mom and Mike came over Saturday (I think -the days kinda ran together for a while) and brought me soup, jello, yogurt, and a Snuggie. Mike made the soup and I am still eating it. It hit the spot. They only stayed a few minutes and both wore masks. I'm hoping that was good enough. I don't want them sick too.

I hope this finds everyone healthy and far away from the pig flu. Wash your hands and stay healthy.

Love Ya,
Cindy