A new toy, and a new revulsion to Shallots and Broccoli

The first of the week brought many surprises to the Hedges household. From reading the last blog entry, you know that Ephram had a bout with what we thought was too much Thanksgiving sweets. After further investigation, I have deduced that he may have actually had some sort of flu bug type thing. My research which led up to this conclusion consisted only of the uncomfortable tightening of my stomach monday night and subsequent two days of dry heaving, moaning, cramping and begging for either mercy or death. My wife, not to be outdone, followed with the same just a few hours later. I cannot think of anything worse than having to deal with that sort of thing with both parents down and kids running wild. Luckily, my wife, who is much stronger than I was, was able to find a gentle soul to care for the kids while I writhed in the fetal position completely incapacitated. The bonus of the whole situation you ask? Rachael Ray's yummy Broccoli Cheese stuffed baked potatoes. A new favorite of ours made with sauteed shallots and cheesy gooeyness and tons of broccoli. Also, a meal in which even typing out makes me stomach begin to turn. I had an extra large helping on Monday night for dinner and go to enjoy it for the next two days. sssshudddddderrr........
Wednesday morning brought hope as , while pretty wiped out, I was able to get out of bed and get right with the world. I had been eagerly waiting for a new early Christmas present and didn't know when it would come because the store sent the wrong tracking number for UPS and all the info I received was "no information". I would have emailed the store back but was, as you know, curled in the fetal position begging for mercy......or death. However, when walking into the kitchen, I heard voices outside. It was the UPS guy with my package. A fancy 2004 Gretsch 6120 Hollowbody in Western Orange with a Tiger Flame Maple Body, or a new guitar if you will. My spirits were immediately lifted. It was all shiny and sparkly and had shiny gold knobs and all the good stuff. What was even better was that it was band practice night. When i plugged it in, oh baby! Monster crunch, tone city. Definitely worth every penny. no questions! Thanks to my lovely wife. That's all for now.
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