I feel like crap.

No, Really. If it weren't for the fact that this will be posted on my facebook and some of my students might read it, I would use MUCH stronger language to describe how I feel. I have been congested and with a sore throat for about a week. I'm pretty sure it's allergies, but when I took a claritin it gave me such bad dry throat that is just made me feel worse (throat even sorer, guzzling water all day) I feel like my congestion is starting to break up and settle in my chest, but I'm still pretty miserable. The worst part is were in the middle of our state testing (we do it before the end of the year in VA, not like you remember in NC) so I am HIGHLY discouraged from taking a sick day.

Now that I have described that in excrutiating detail, I really have nothing else to talk about. Our pool is cloudy, we dont' know why, my pea plants are taking off, Todd put up a trellis for me today for them to cling to, my tomato plants arent' doing much yet, because it's not hot. I can't believe I'm actually wishing for it to get hot.

In other crappy news, my REALLY NICE Onkyo surround sound receiver that I have had for about 5 years and paid a lot of money for thinking it would last me forever BROKE today. It turns back off as soon as you turn it on. The really weird part, the "standby" light is on, so it clearly is receiving power. I hope I can get it fixed. For now, I am limited to listening to tv through the regular speakers, instead of the bose. Crap.