Back to School, Or So I Thought

So, we spent the last five days or so in Phoenix.  The weather was gorgeous, the water at the pool was warm for once (or at least not cold) and the kids were so happy to just play in the water all day.  The resort had a lazy river, a kiddie pool that was nothing spectacular but that Amanda still spend two whole days in, and several other pools that had volleyball and basketball and waterfalls and swimming in general.

The kids were exhausted by the end of each day, and the only night we went out for dinner was the night we went to visit my friend Mark, who moved to Phoenix around the same time we moved to Denver.  Otherwise, the kids vegged on the Food Network and we sent Charlie out to get food for us.  One night Amanda fell asleep at 5:30p and didn't wake up until the next morning.

Overall a fantastic family vacation except for one minor detail.  On Friday I pinched a nerve or did something so that my back and my left thigh were in horrible pain any time that I was standing up.  That's right, standing up.  I didn't even have to put pressure on the leg, just had to be vertical and it hurt.  This went on for three days until we got back last night and this morning I was able to get in to see the doctor.  She thinks it's a bulging disk, which compresses when you stand up and therefore pinches a nerve or something and causes pain or spreads out when you sit which is why it doesn't hurt if I'm lying down or sitting.  She prescribed me some muscle relaxers, awesome, which have the potential to make me totally loopy so I can only take them at night and can't even take them tonight because Charlie is out of town and she doesn't want me responsible for the kids by myself when on this medication.  Strong stuff.

So it's ibuprofen for the pain and swelling and a hope that everything will work itself out and go back in place.  If not I have an appointment with one of her colleagues on Thursday for some special stretching and also have a chiropractor appointment on Monday if all else fails.

On top of that, although it was 65 degrees and sunny this afternoon, it is now snowing and we are supposed to have such a bad snow storm tonight and into tomorrow that they have already cancelled school.  Are you kidding me?  The kids had two weeks off from school for spring break and now a snow day?  I'm all for a day off here and there, but already?  The only good thing about this is tomorrow is the day I'm supposed to volunteer with the first graders so I get a break this week.  I'm not sure the tradeoff is worth it.

I guess it will give me an excuse to stay in my pajamas all day.  Yay snow!