Being Sick

I'm home sick from work today. This does not thrill me for numerous reasons:

Reason 1: I am actually sick. I sound like a frog, my head is throbbing, and I am going through hot and cold chills. Oh, I have also begun the not so thrilling stage of coughing....with that comes phlegm (sorry, maybe that was too much information!)

Reason 2: Work tends to pile up when I'm not there. Numerous fires will need extinguishing upon my return.

Reason 3: This is only the third week of school. I don't like to be gone this early in the year.

Reason 4: I'm worried that I feel lousy enough to actually be gone tomorrow as well. Only time will tell, and I won't actually make that decision until tonight, but tomorrow's possible absence worries me.

Reason 5: I have a planned absence on Friday. I am meeting with the 8th grade Language Arts teachers to discuss the new curriculum and already have a sub booked. Being out of the classroom for 3 days in a row means monster headaches Monday morning.

Ugh....