I guess Eve started it. By eating the first apple. But my apple misfortune has far less reaching consequences.
We've had beautiful October weather. Or horrible, it depends on your point of view. It has been hot, several days reaching the upper 80s. Yesterday was another of these atypical warm beautiful October days. My father and step mother were in town, and my sister, brother in law and two nieces were going to the apple orchard with them. So we decided to join them as my son wanted to see his grandparents one more time before they leave. The orchard was far away, in Jordan, but it was a pretty drive. Until my son started complaining he had to go potty NOW! As a Crohnie, I understood, but there was no where to go for almost 10 minutes. That was miserable. But we spotted a golden arches, and crises was averted.
We got to the orchard, but my father and step mom weren't there yet. So my son played a bit with my older niece (who is 3 years younger than him). They climbed the hay pile and played a little on the play set. My sister and I went into the shop and bought some donuts and my niece was so nice and gave hers to my son. Once my dad and stepmom got there, we got on the tractor ride and went to the orchard. We started picking, and I found an apple that looked so good. I just had to eat it. It tasted great! I can't remember the last time I ate fresh produce (with the exception of a banana, I'd say early July). I knew it wasn't good for me (and isn't that odd to think an apple isn't good for me) but I did it anyway. The rest of the day was a typical orchard visit. We found a woolly bear caterpillar and it fascinated my son. He loves wildlife and spent most of the day carrying it around. It had a very small orange band, which according to old wives tales means we'll have a harsh winter (Yay?).
Today I paid for eating the apple. Or actually starting last night. My husband allowed our son to stay up to watch all of Sunday Night Football (Green Bay was playing). I spent a bit of the evening going to the bathroom. I was very tired and couldn't wait for the game to be over so I could go to bed. Finally, when it was done, I laid down, but couldn't fall asleep due to pain. I finally fell asleep around 3:00. The alarm goes off at 6:00. Plus, my husband said I snored a lot (I'm getting a cold). This morning all my poop was green. Green poop generally means the food is rushing so fast through the digestive system the bile in the poop doesn't get a chance to get reabsorbed. It also means more than usual exhaustion. Which is on top of the exhaustion of not sleeping due to pain and a cold. I napped for about 2 and a half hours this afternoon, but it wasn't enough.
Yesterday our Sukka also came and was put up. We're having a "snacks in the sukka" get together. (and by snacks I mean "Jewish definition of snacks which is actually an entire meal". So we have to clean the house a bit and I have to figure out the menu. At least all our friends know I've been sick, so if the house isn't perfect, they'll understand. I hope.
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