A week later...

JMS started coughing on Wednesday (7 Jan) and continued coughing through the weekend (10/11 Jan) and then spiked a 100.8 fever on Monday (12 Jan), was sluggish and not eating well. We went to the doctor on Monday to learn that it was just a virus; treat with Tylenol. We treated as prescribed, and the fever broke, but here it is Friday (16 Jan) and he is still coughing...oh, and did I mention really whiny. I sure hope the the whining is not him blossoming into a wonderful 2 year-old and this will just go away with the cough.

Let me digress...at the doctors office, JMS was lounging on me and everytime he heard a door slam he'd say "knock knock" and a phone ring "hello." It was quite funny especially knowing how little energy he had at the time.

On other notes...we are experiencing artic temperatures here in Lexington this week. It was 7 degrees when I went to work yesterday morning and today it was -3 degrees. Don't ask what the wind chill is...just imagine COLD. The weather man was reporting that Fairbanks Alaska was warmer than us; they were at 23 degrees....up 80 degrees in a week. Can you imagine if we went from 32 degrees up 80 degrees....it would be over 100 degrees....and that is the drastic temperature change they are having! Crazy...enough I thought to share with everyone who reads my blog.

Last night, JMS took a call from "pop" and attempted to talk to him like a grown up. It is funny to watch on our side of the conversation. On the other end it probably sounds like "uh huh, uh huh, hi, cheese, uh huh, tankyou, bye"

Follow-up to prayer's for my boss - Rodney. Elaine Claunch, 62, of Burnside, Ky., passed away on Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, at the Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Ky. She was born on Oct. 1, 1946, in Burnside, Ky., the daughter of the late Kelly and Mildred Richardson Branum. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Claunch enjoyed and loved her family and friends. Mrs. Claunch is survived by her husband, Tommy Claunch, whom she married on Dec. 19, 1964, in Bronston, Ky.; a son, Rob Claunch (and Lisa Pitman) of the Woodson Bend Resort community of Pulaski County, Ky.; four brothers, Roger Branum of Burnside, Ronnie (and Donna) Branum of Burnside, Ricky Branum of Burnside, and Rodney (and Karen) Branum of Lexington; two sisters, Shirley Sue (and Donnie) Flynn of Burnside and Tammy Lynn (and John) Shafer of the Slate Branch community of Pulaski County; four nieces; four nephews; a previous sister-in-law, Emma Branum of Burnside; a host of great nieces and nephews; and like grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her parents, Kelly and Mildred Branum, and a sister, Phyllis Jane Branum. Visitation for Mrs. Claunch will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 13, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the chapel of Lake Cumberland Funeral Home, 1046 West Ky. 80, Somerset. A private funeral service will be held with Bro. Dudley Bryant officiating.Burial will be in the Burnside Cemetery.