I am sick and tired of being sick and tired

It all started near the end of October when B came down with a nasty cold. At about the same time, I wasn't feeling the best and it turns out I came down with the regular seasonal flu. (This after being told that I had been exposed to H1N1, but thankfully the swine flu test turned out negative.) Thank god for Tamiflu - that stuff works wonders! B started feeling a little better but his cold didn't completely go away. That usually means something else is brewing and sure enough - a double ear infection was next on the germ platter. After my course of Tamiflu was over, B started his course of antibiotics. Then I came down with his cold. Lovely. I think these bugs are taking turns here - virus, bacteria, virus, bacteria. I'm just hoping my home doesn't turn into a superbug factory!

After dealing with one yucky sickness or another for about 2 weeks, we enjoyed a week of rebounding energy, warmer than usual weather and the schools reopened for November. Yes, they actually closed the schools in our town due to 1/3 of the student population being absent for various ills including a few swine'y's in the mix. Now we're well into the 2nd week of November and gosh darnit, I feel a tickle in my throat again. Oh and B has been coughing his head off lately, which is usually the first sign that he's coming down with something. AGAIN. GRRRR!!!!!

Seriously I want it to be summer again. Winter hasn't even started yet and I feel like we've spent the better part of fall dealing with germs. I wish I could pick up my house and dip the whole thing into a disinfectant bath.