Well, Rennie is definitely feeling better. She has been running around like a loon all day, dragging her rubber chicken over to me to get me to throw it for her and generally just being a total PIA. Not that I mind this return to normalcy - certainly beats the worry I've been feeling! - but I woke up this morning with a sore throat (actually, I went to bed last night with it) and feel just generally rotten. It wasn't until around 1:00, when started sneezing uncontrollably, that I realized I might be suffering from allergies rather than the onset of a nasty cold.

So, I took some Claritin. Which didn't help. Of course, because actually relieving my syptoms might be too much to ask from an OTC medication purchased on the cheap at Costco. (60 pills for $26! BARGAIN!) The thing about Claritin is, you have to take it for a couple days before it starts to really work well. [sigh] So I took half a Benadryl a couple hours later and, well, I still don't feel much better. But at least Benadryl has the happy side effect of causing drowsiness, so perhaps I'll sleep well tonight.

Still, this allergy onset means spring is right around the corner! The leaves of the crocus bulbs I planted last fall have started sprouting and I can see some of the tulip tips coming up through the dirt as well. This week is sunny and bright and clear - I can't wait for it to warm up just a bit!

Hallelujah, though, for the reprieve from the rain. If I miss anything about Boston, it is the weather. Well, the weather anytime other than summer, when the humidity is unbearably oppressive. But in the fall, winter and spring? There is sun and sky to be seen on a regular basis in Boston, even if it's cold. I miss that.