Adding humor to a hectic life.

This past weekend was not all fun and games, we were supposed to clean the whole house for our cookout and that did not get done. So you would think we would have had a little fun but NO, well I guess I did. I went out with friends a couple nights later in the evening for a few drinks. But even then my night not only took a turn for the worse I lost sleep too.

Paul and I both are finishing up with chest colds and his seemed to hit him harder than it hit me. When Paul's was finally clearing I decided to go out and have a few drinks. returning home around 2:30-3 I lay in bed and he begins to fidget with his hands. I am thinking another work dream but NO. Come to find he was scratching uncontrollably. The bright lights at 4 in the morning revealed a rash covering his upper body and swollen hands (twice the size of regular hands). at 5:45 after about 45 min of sleep he can no longer stand the constant itching so I brought the tough man up to the ER.

There they said he had an allergic reaction to something (what we may never know). They gave him a shot of steroids and Benedryl and sent us on our way, but not without a parting gift of one sore butt, one whining mouth ("I need a numbing shot for my butt"), and a great incident to pick on him for.

He is getting better now for all of those who found sympathy for him in this story. Although he will never live down the conversation had at the ER.

Paul: "which arm do you need?"

Nurse: "We need to put them in your butt."

Paul: "OK!?!?!"

Nurse: "Drop your pants. And FYI these steroid shots can be painful."

Paul: "OH I am tough I don't mind shots/"

Kristen: "Paul, really they do hurt, I have had one they ache."

Nurse: "Yup they sure do"

---and then the shot---

Paul: "That was not so bad."

---the nurse leaves---
-----5min later-----

Paul: "oh my God my butt hurts. I need a shot to numb this pain. It feels like there is a knot in it. It really hurts."

And that is about when the pacing started for him and my uncontrollable laughter began.

Great trip!!!!!!!!