Ray is not sick very often, I mean particularly his digestive tract, so when he woke up yesterday with extreme diarrhea and nausea, it shook my world. We thought it might be something he had eaten at potluck, but I was fine. I sent out an email to the others and no one else had a reaction of those that responded. He stayed in bed until I woke him in time to go to class. He ate a little yogurt and applesauce but wanted soda crackers, which we didn't have. I was really worried and nervous.

I took him straight to Aderhold, just in time for class, and then met Andy for a picnic on north campus, where the wind ensemble was playing. It was fun and the weather was really nice. I was a little cool sitting in the shade wearing shorts.  

I picked him up again after class and took him to the Geology building for a lecture. While he was doing that, I spent a little time at my Dad's, making his bed for him to come home to and bringing in the mail.

 I waited in Ray's parking lot for a while. Thank goodness for the iPhone. We stopped at Kroger and got soda crackers and more yogurt and a few other things. It was a madhouse because there is a home football game today, so traffic is bad and shopping is worse.

We did eventually get home, where he ate a few crackers and went back to bed. My Dad had made it safely back from Durham and visited the garden, but he was at his apartment by the time we got home. He left me a wonderful present from Amelia, though, a stair basket. Have you seen them? I remember somebody had one and it is great. It sits on the stairs and you can put things in it that are supposed to go up. It looks cool, too. Shaker-style.

The big event yesterday was the Hootluck (Hootenany/Potluck), an opportunity to sing folk songs together impromptu. Deb and John hosted and there was plenty of good food. I brought plates and utensils so we didn't use disposables. John made sure mine got in the dishwasher first so they were clean when I brought them home. That is how to be green!
 

 When I got home, Ray was asleep. I am a little worried now that I might catch it, if it's not food poisoning. There were a couple other people who had called Deb and John to say they were sick, so there must be a bug going around and if he caught it from them, I am likely to catch it from him. Oh, no!

The good thing is the weather has turned cooler and we even slept with the windows closed. I didn't hear any barking dogs or anything else and slept well.