county cycle tri team dinner tonight. went out for a drink with my husband before hand (our second 'meal' out just the two of us since fi was born - although we also have had a few bike dates). at the team dinner i met a lot of folks on the team who i hadn't met before. everyone was very down to earth and friendly. we had a great time.

the antibiotics must be working now. feeling better today, and breathing a lot better. woke up and didn't run for the bottle of tylenol and the neti pot. hurrah. bill is leaving today for a bike tour of sorts with some of the folks from our favorite lbs. i'm jealous, of course, but even if i could go, my health just wouldn't allow it, or if i went anyway, i'd be pretty miserable. maybe next year. tomorrow night is the tri team dinner though, so i'm looking forward to that.

thanks for the inspire mes yesterday. started the horse pills yesterday. my dad (doc) and my own doc both said seeing blood clotted mucus when i used the neti was NOT a good sign. even talked to my friend who studies alternative and chinese medicine who said she knew what to do if it was green, but not when its rusty and bloody (tmi, i know). so, antibiotics it is...and acidophilus and yogurt. i feel really run down today, so i think it was the right choice. of course, there is some humor in my day today. i've got a raging headache and sinus pain, and then today is the day our sewer line is being repaired - so we've got jackhammers and all sorts of other noise right outside - and the dog is barking at them constantly (and my dog has a bark like a saint bernard - you can hear her blocks away). ah me. time for some tylenol. my saintly husband is staying home this morning and my mom is coming down tomorrow. hopefully i'll feel better in time for the tri team dinner on sunday night.

well, i've done rest, water, tea, neti pot twice a day, echinacea, goldenseal, grapefruit seet extrace, raw garlic, and sudafed...but i'm still losing the battle against the sinus infection. the results of the neti this morning were pretty nasty. so, i'm going to make an appointment with the doc for tomorrow. give my body one more day to see if it can fight it off on its own.

happy halloween! spent the day cleaning to get ready for a potluck with some of the neighbors. we tried to get the kids to eat relatively healthy stuff before we headed out for some limited trick-or-treating. hit a couple blocks of decked out houses. tried to collect minimal candy. they had a great time but were ready to go home at about the same time i was, which was good. cold is pretty much gone, but have had major sinus pressure/pain for the last couple days. am worried its a sinus infection. i've been neti-ing which has helped, but if it doesn't get better soon i'll have to get some antibiotics. ugh. am ready to be back to my regular state of health!