Labor Day Labor Pains
Our weekend was almost ruined by a tech pain in the neck. “It’s all Geek Greek to me,” I said to Joe, after he had spent a couple of hours at the computer trying to remove a computer virus that disguised itself as antivirus program warning of viruses.
Our computer had a virus and I felt sick, because of it and for another reason. While Joe was navigating the matrix of the computer virus world, I was in a virtual tailspin with a bad case of vertigo.
When my latest bout of vertigo came back while at Bethany Beach last week, I tried to ignore it, the way you decide not to scratch poison ivy because you think not scratching will make it go away faster. But now I was holding on for my dear dizzy nauseous life.
But our weekend wasn’t a total loss because baby Bryce and his mom and dad came up from Roanoke for a visit. 
We tucked the sick computer in and went up to Chateau Morrisette Winery for brunch, even though I was feeling like pregnant woman with morning sickness and was stumbling a bit ( hoping no one thought I was drunk from the wine tasting).
After Joe read on my blog that I called walking the beach at sunset during my vacation my Vitamin B-each shot, he started calling B-ryce his vitamin B. It’s hard to feel bad with a new baby and enough vitamin B to go around. Bryce’s laughter is contagion I’m happy to catch. I sat down when I held him.
Photo: Empty lifeguard stand at the Floyd Country Club Pool, taken during our last swim of the season. The pool closes after Labor Day, another sign of the end of summer.
Comments
There are signs up here that summer is ending...especially that little brisk feel to the air...nice!!!
Posted by: Sara | September 1, 2008 11:53 AM
Bryce is a vitamin B for sure .. He gets cuter every time and I'm always longing to see that smile sk
Posted by: sandy | September 1, 2008 2:29 PM
This got me to wondering how your foot is doing...all better I hope.
Posted by: June | September 1, 2008 2:31 PM
Hearing a baby laugh is for sure a healing thing. Bryce is such a cutie...I feel better just seeing his picture! Hope your vertigo gets better soon...
Posted by: Beth | September 1, 2008 2:34 PM
The foot is all healed and feels great. The injury did leave a bump though.
The evening ended with some unlikely dancing (person in pink skirt here http://www.blueridgemuse.com/comment/reply/1759#comment-form is me) The verti-go comes and goes.
Posted by: colleen | September 1, 2008 2:55 PM
Ooh...I had a nasty virus like that on my computer not to long ago. It made animated roaches crawl all over my screen when I rebooted my computer I eventually had to have the hard drive wiped and start all over.
Posted by: Leigh in Atlanta | September 1, 2008 6:27 PM
Bryce is growing!! How cute he is.
My pool won't close for another month. You can come here to swim! LOL
Posted by: kenju | September 1, 2008 7:47 PM
Babies somehow make all illnesses just a little better. I hope you feeling back to normal by now.
Posted by: Tabor | September 2, 2008 9:03 AM
I feel for you Colleen honey, I do, as a fellow vertigo-at-times sufferer, it is just awful. I hope you're better now.
Posted by: Deana | September 2, 2008 10:16 AM
PS- I forgot to tell you how precious Bryce is, and he is really growing.
Posted by: Deana | September 2, 2008 11:17 AM
was it you who told me about BPPV vertigo? http://www.tchain.com/otoneurology/disorders/bppv/bppv.html
Posted by: Pearl | September 3, 2008 10:45 AM
I think it is the barometric pressure. You might check with your acupuncturist - mine helps my vertigo quite a lot. Maybe yours can do the same.
Posted by: CountryDew | September 3, 2008 5:52 PM
That grandson of yours is adorable! BUT....he's growing much too fast! Enjoy your moments with him.
Posted by: Terri | September 7, 2008 11:16 AM