Thanks! and SICK.

A big THANK YOU! to all of those who have responded to my stitch marker post, and especially to those who placed orders!!! I really appreciate it. I am also very thankful to my friends who have been kind enough to tell others about my markers. I am very excited about this budding little business. Just Thank you, Thank you , Thank you!!

So, SICK. S-i-c-k. Siiiiiiiiick. (sik) adj., sick·er, sick·est.

1. 1. Suffering from or affected with a physical illness; ailing.
   2. Of or for sick persons: sick wards.
   3. Nauseated.
2. 1. Mentally ill or disturbed.
   2. Unwholesome, morbid, or sadistic: a sick joke; a sick crime.
3. Defective; unsound: a sick economy.
4. 1. Deeply distressed; upset: sick with worry.
   2. Disgusted; revolted.
   3. Weary; tired: sick of it all.
   4. Pining; longing: sick for his native land.
5. 1. In need of repairs: a sick ship.
   2. Constituting an unhealthy environment for those working or residing within: a sick office building.
6. Unable to produce a profitable yield of crops: sick soil.

n. (used with a pl. verb) Sick people considered as a group. Often used with the.

idiom:sick and tired

1. Thoroughly weary, discouraged, or bored.

[Middle English, from Old English s?oc.]— answers.com

Aren’t you just SICK of it?

My kids were snortling and rattling again this week. And my dear sister who was coming to visit has another variety of sick in her tribe. And it’s just E-V-E-R-Y where, it seems. Jim sent me this last night, and I had to laugh. Click on here and you will go to the order form where you can admire such lovelies as PLUSHY versions of the common cold, flu, strep and yes, even BLACK DEATH. ( and there are maaaany others.)

Right from their germ-filled pages—

Welcome to GIANTmicrobes!

We make stuffed animals that look like tiny microbes—only a million times actual size! Now available: The Common Cold, The Flu, Sore Throat, Stomach Ache, Cough, Ear Ache, Bad Breath, Kissing Disease, Athlete’s Foot, Ulcer, Martian Life, Beer & Bread, Black Death, Ebola, Flesh Eating, Sleeping Sickness, Dust Mite, Bed Bug, and Bookworm (and in our Professional line: H.I.V. and Hepatitis).Each 5-to-7 inch doll is accompanied by an image of the real microbe it represents, as well as information about the microbe.They make great learning tools for parents and educators, as well as amusing gifts for anyone with a sense of humor!

Yes…. Anyone with a sense of humor. I have lost that completely for SICK. I am not sure even a plushy– even the petri dish version–would save that. Perhaps I should start a germ knit-a-long on Ravelry!

I think a knitting update is on the pile for tomorrow, and maybe some family art. Stay tuned, and feel better to those dealing with sick! xo