Sniffling, Sneezing, Coughing, Aching, Stuffy Head, Fever So You Can Rest Medicine

Scott was definitely sick as a dog. Susanne had taken his temperature yesterday evening and it had reached 102 degrees by the time he got home from work. She went into mommy mode and encouraged him to take a shower and get in bed. She brought him multiple bottles of water along with hot chicken soup, crackers, and cheese toast. After he ate, she loaded him up with the sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, fever so you can rest medicine. He went right to sleep and actually got more than 10 hours of consecutive shut eye. That had to feel good.

Susanne had taken over Paxton's complete schedule to avoid Scott coming into contact with him. It would not be good if Paxton contracted the funk. Susanne also elected to sleep in a separate room for the first time since they had been married. This would be tough, but for the best.

Scott still managed to get up and go to work. This was the unfortunate part about today's society. There was this undue pressure to still push through and work even if someone was on their death bed. It was more highly looked upon to show up to work then to take a sick day...even if that meant infecting the rest of the co-workers. That's pretty twisted.

Susanne was supposed to appear in court today to dispute her speeding ticket she got a couple of months ago. Thankfully, she didn't have to go because it was already taken care of. She had called the court last week to ask if she would be able to bring Paxton into the court room. She wouldn't have anyone to watch him and he would be in the middle of a G-tube feeding. The judge was very understanding and helped to solve the problem. He decided to discuss her case over the phone so this would not be an issue. He offered to reduce her ticket to a non-moving violation, but she would still be responsible for paying it in full. The positive side to it all was that she would not get any points on her license and she would not have to drive three hours to be in court by 9:00am. The negative side was that she still got her first speeding ticket. She made sure to let the judge know that she had never had a speeding ticket in her life. Also, she informed him that over the last few weeks when she had been driving back and forth from NC to VA the speed limit in the area she got pulled over in was actually 70mph. Her ticket appeared to be incorrect because it stated that she had been clocked going 75mph in a 65mph zone. He said that the speed limit had changed to 70mph the week after she got the ticket. Prior to that, it had truly been 65mph. She requested a prayer for judgment, but this did not exist in the state of VA. She decided rules were rules. She payed the ticket over the phone and called it a day. She appreciated his generosity and flexibility. She would have to make sure this never happened again.

Susanne and Paxton enjoyed spending the day together that didn't include the courtroom. They followed their same old routine like they had on most days. It was nice to not have to think about traveling for once. Susanne hoped to relax a little bit that day, that is, if she could find the time.