Back in Toronto.  Lots of snow here.  Not quite what I would expect to be dumped on Ottawa regularly, but enough that the Zondervan got stuck on our street when I returned home.  However, that very night some plows came by and cleared our street.  Pretty fast eh?

So I drove for about 7 hours from Ottawa.  Usually it takes 5.  I was stuck behind a gang of highway plows for at least half an hour at one section after Kingston.  It made it safer, but much slower.  I would say the driving wasn’t too dangerous, just warrented caution.  Although I was driving straight into the storm, the roads weren’t covered in snow for the most part on the right lane.  The passing lane was a bit more treacherous.

Right about when I arrived home I started having a headache and as I went to bed early, I plunged into a fever.  Woke up midway through the night and popped some acetaminophen tablets.  I’ve been taking those every 4-6 hours since then.  I have never been a big proponent of pain-killers but the last time I was sick I refused to take drugs until a friend told me that the pain-killers will lower my core brain temperature and allow me to battle out the sickness quicker (I think that’s what it means!).

Went to a wedding for Elvin and Carol today, saw many supporters and friends, but didn’t really feel like had enough energy to engage much or even smile…. that part is a bummer.

I’ve slept most of the other hours of the day.  I’m quite determined that I get better soon so that I won’t be sick through these holidays and Winter Conference.

The Zondervan has gone through a lot.  Tonight when I went out to drive to YA, I found out the battery was dead.  Or at least dead enough that I couldn’t start the car.  My roof lights were on probably through the night because the contacts for the doors don’t detect that the doors are closed, hence the lights being on.  And hence the battery dying.

Had to call on a friend from small group to help me out.  I don’t even have jumper cables, it seems.  I looked.  I might just pick some up at Canadian Tire tomorrow, they are super important.  In the end it took about 30 minutes for him to arrive and jump start and take off.  Pretty quick.  I’m glad it wasn’t dead somewhere else where I couldn’t go inside.  Fortunately we’re talking like 3 doors down from my house.  So I waited inside while he came.

When I was driving home from YA afterward, I noticed some squeaking coming from the sliding door.  I found out that there was ice and snow lodged in the door frame, likely preventing the door from closing all the way and then squeaking every time I went over a bump.

I’m so glad to have it though.  Tomorrow I’ll drive to Kanata with some students for a movie night, and then on Saturday I’m going to Montreal for Darren and Tara’s wedding!  I’m at 244,000+ km’s right now.  I hope it lasts another 6-7000…. I think that’s realistic, no?

These days I’m not on campus but I still feel like I have a lot to do.  My goodness….