Happy Birthday Mark!!!!

Sorry it's been a few days, I have been crazy sick. Monday night, well Tuesday morning, at 3:30 am I woke up feeling really nauseous. I forced myself back to sleep but when I woke up at 6:30, I still didn't feel better. I had one zofran left from when I was pregnant (I know, not good to take), so I took that because I had to take the boys to school, hang out in Oak Ridge for an hour because spring pictures were that day, BUT Evan's KG doctor appointment was that morning so I waited till his picture was done, thankfully they do Pre-K first thing, and then off to the doctor we went. This appointment takes about 2 hours, so by the time we were waiting for the nurse to come back the zofran was wearing off, and I was starting to feel really bad. 4 shots later, Evan was in no mood to go back to school so we came home.


I grabbed the Bee movie DVD and my computer and upstairs in my room Evan, Lea and I went. I put in the movie for the kids and I fell asleep. I woke up towards the end of it, and I went downhill fast. I spent the rest of the day and night in the bathroom. I wont gross you out with the details, but like I described to a friend of mine, imagine the worst symptoms and thats what I had. Not pretty.


Yesterday I felt better so I got some things done. Big mistake. By the time 8:00 came around, I had a 100.6 fever and I was freezing. I wrapped myself in a comforter, drank really hot tea, that I burned my tongue on, and turned the heat up to 80 and I my teeth were chattering. Not good.


This morning I had a mission I needed to accomplish so I needed to get up and get that ready. I still had the shakes, but at this point I am thinking it's because I haven't eaten anything since Monday night. At a little after 10 this morning I was off to Oak Ridge to do my birthday surprise, and pick up the boys, since they got out of school at 11:30 today.


Before I get to Mark, and his wonderful birthday I must let you all know that I will finally tell you my news, however, I have none. I am going to tell you because you guys are dying about this and now it will be a huge let down for you because it's really nothing. LOL I may be selling my cards in a new store that is opening. I haven't had a chance to show the cards to the owner yet, and I will be leaving for VA either tomorrow or Saturday, so maybe when I get back next week. Keep your fingers crossed. Worse case scenario, I convince her to sell my favorite stamps and teach classes...how friggin awful would that be???? LOL (see, now you are disappointed right?)


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Ok, now to Mark. :) For those of you that don't know, Mark is my good friend Michelle's husband. Today is his birthday and I decided since he loved UT so much that I would give him a UT birthday. *insert evil laugh* (he hates UT orange).


I met Michelle at Mark's office, so she could open his truck for me, and I put a big orange T on his truck. Then I made a very basic sign (it would have been better if I wasn't sick), for inside his car, then put in about 30 hellium filled orange and white balloons. Heehee


I wish he could tell you the story of when he went into his truck this morning, I had tears streaming down my face I was laughing so hard. Remember 30 hellium filled balloons. Oh, and what do you think his truck smelled like after all that latex??Heehee


Apparently he went outside to get some air this morning, around 11:45, yea right, I know there is some hidden story here, and he saw the orange T on his truck. As he got closer he saw the balloons. Heehee


Instead of just letting them into the environment, which would be wrong, genious Mark got in his truck and started popping them, cursing me throughout. (How did he ever know it was me I wonder?) Well, imagine what would happen as you pop hellium filled balloons in an enclosed space. Every time he said "damn that Jennifer" his voice got higher and higher until he realized that he was "asphyxiating himself" and let in some air. Heehee


He tells me that he didn't dare speak to anyone for 10 minutes after he got out of his truck. Heehee


Ok, so here are pictures of his truck. I am a little worried about repercussions with this, especially after the pinewood derby incident Saturday, but really, what could Mark possibly do to me to top this?







Remember dear Mark, your wife is my friend and she will not help you!!!! (right Michelle?)