As it turns out, it was strep throat. Strep throat sucks. I went home from work kind of ill last Tuesday morning, and by evening it was awful. My throat was literally bloody raw. I went to the doctor Wednesday, and he actually stopped talking in mid-sentence when he looked in my throat and said "oh, geez." But I got some of that super duper antibiotic and Claritin for the congestion. I liked the antibiotic because my throat was more or less normal in a day and a half. Claritin, however, makes me dizzy. Anyway, I missed three days of work, plus Good Friday, but I felt well enough for the sunrise Easter service this morning. It was supposed to be out at Lake Norfork but we had a huge storm last night. Trees down, signs blown out, power going off, lots of lightning...so instead of at the lake it was at the church. Just as well.