Rainy, wet and cold...

Cherie asked me to write something on our blog because she's tired of the one that is currently showing. So, here I am. It is a rainy Friday morning and I'm at work slaving away. Yeah, right! I'm not really sure what to "blog" about but I heard this morning that a young girl in our church has come down with the H1N1 Flu. Scary. It's hitting closer and closer to home. I don't know what is wrong with calling it "swine" flu? It was much easier to say and write. Do you ever wonder why we have to be so 'politically correct' all the time? Was or is it political correctness that switched the name? I'm not really sure, but it just seems so much more technical sounding. Maybe it's considered progression to use these types of names for things now? I'm not sure.
That really isn't what I wanted to write about but it was what was on my mind. We printed up a bunch of flyers to leave for families to pick up at church that list the various symptons of this flu. It also lists things to help prevent it. Basically, wash your hands! I do have to say that Cherie and I both are good hand washers. We are careful with a lot of things in our home because when you deal with someone with Alzheimer's who doesn't always, well, let's just say, isn't the most hygenic you begin to learn to be more careful. I have to say that one of my biggest issues is having sticky or dirty hands. I'm not sure where it comes from but anything on my hands that I can feel shouldn't be there bugs me. Growing up, our dad used Lysol on EVERYTHING! I mean EVERYTHING! I cannot stand the smell of the original Lysol spray. I'm not even sure they make it with that scent now? I'm glad. It was almost insulting the way he would spray the couch after someone had come for a visit. It was like they were filthy or germ-filled. I felt badly for them even though they had no idea. I don't think he's that way with it now, but I'm not sure.
The fact of the matter is, we live on this planet with lots and lots of germs. Some of them we need for our health or well-being and others like this virus can literally kill us. It's an amazing thing our planet and its defense systems. So, that's it. My blog today is about germs and the flu. Boy, wasn't that fun!