Michel has been nervous because the house needs cleaning and we have company coming from the other side of the continent on Thursday. It has been hard to get too much done because Michel has not been feeling well and taking care of Mikey takes a lot of time. What do I mean by “not feeling well”? Michel passed out in her car on Friday. She had called me earlier and asked me to come over to the hair salon where she was because she was feeling a little odd. When I got over there she said she was feeling better and Beth wanted to go over her friend’s house so I took Beth and left Michel. That was a mistake. (Beth was off from school because it was a snow day. Yes, really. They have them built into the calendar as extra days off if they don’t use them during the winter.)

Michel came out after getting her hair cut and went out to the car. She started it up and passed out. We aren’t sure exactly how long she was out but it was at least 45 minutes. She called me when she came to and I drove over and took her home. She has been bone-tired ever since. I remember when I used to pass out that I always felt drained for several days, sometimes as long as a week afterwards. She has been sleeping almost the entire day. She plans on seeing the doctor tomorrow.

Yesterday, one of Beth’s friend’s parents invited us over for a barbecue. We had a great time as they and their friends are all very nice people. It was nice to get out and spend some time with new friends. Michel’s mom was nice enough to watch Mikey for us so that we could have relaxing night out. Michel lasted until about 9:30 and then I could see that she was dropping off. She was falling asleep in mid-sentence. I took her home and she went right to bed and other than a couple of hours, she has been there ever since.