I've finally succumbed to the millions of nasty virus' floating around this year. I generally do not get sick, I get colds every year but I almost never get "really" sick. I had a fever for the first time in memory on Wednesday night and skipped class. Went to the Doc on Thursday and left with a pile of meds and the diagnosis of "well, you probably have/ have had the flu for the last couple weeks.. and I can hear that you're getting pneumonia. No you don't need x-rays, you have decreased lung function on your left side, I can hear it." I guess I either catch nothing or catch it all. So, I'm out of work and school for the rest of the week.

Annd while the girls were over last weekend (I'm so slow on blogging) we were picking out the colors of their Magic Bands because we're going to Disney World! The SDs and SO have never been and BS5 hasn't been since he was 2. We told them about the trip right after we booked it, but we purposely did not tell them when we would be going. BM1 has been known to withhold SD8 if she thinks SO will be doing something BM hasn't already done. Sorry, but neither BM is ever going to have the resources to take those kids to Disney. They've already missed out on Disney once over this stupid ideal when SO and I first got together and they aren't missing it again.

We're sitting around the table and SD8 comes out with "I gotta watch my attitude or Mumma won't let me go to Disney with you." Uh, sorry. No. I flat-out told SD8 that while it's important that she be respectful and that I think it's great that BM is holding her to proper standards; BM can't stop her from going to Disney. SO and I paid for it, it's happening on our time, she has no say. Sorry BM, control your kid without using us as a bargaining chip.