Well, Whaddya Know?

Guess who has Lyme Disease? Yep...that'd be me. I've got the big ol' bullseye on my back and went to the walk-in clinic this afternoon. The nurse told me that it was the largest bullseye she'd seen. Nice. Other than a bit of a stiff neck and the rash, I don't have any other symptoms so the doctor said that it's still in a very early stage. He prescribed some antibiotics and told me to have a follow-up next week. According to him, the one round of antibiotics should take care of it. We shall see.

Dreary Monday

I had a dream that I was out at a restaurant when the fire alarms went off. The next thing I know, Hannah's at the end of my bed, crying, because the weather radio's going off. I always think it's funny when real life enters dreams. Anyway, it's just a thunderstorm watch. It looks so dark and nasty outside. Finally, one during the day!

We've been outside almost all weekend. Lots of kids for Jacob, Daniel and Hannah to play with, lots of pool time, who could ask for more? Yesterday, Jacob had a baseball practice and Daniel was invited out with Brandon so Hannah was here alone. I told her that I'd go in the pool with her and got into my suit. Mike was telling me that I look better in my suit this year than last when he noticed something on my back. He thought it looked like a mole. I ran upstairs to look in the mirror, touched and yanked (without realizing what it was). I hear a loud *POP* and look at what's between my fingers. A tick. I run downstairs and show Mike. The thing was still moving and trying to burrow into the toilet paper it was nestled in. So freaking gross. I'm 99.9% sure it wasn't a deer tick, but I did tell Mike that he should expect me to have every symptom of lyme disease for the next week or so. He shook his head and said that he understood. LOL!

Sue recommended that I spray the yard down with Dawn to kill the ticks...I wanted to do that today but with the storms rolling in, I'll have to wait.