Melody you have to stop the madness woman! I almost choked reading your stories and you wouldn't want to be responsible for me choking from laughing now do you?
My advice is to stop taking your temp rectally. lol First, you sit on your booty and that makes it hotter than your mouth which we open and close to breath, not to mention the chance of breaking mercury into your booty! LOL I am sorry but I can't stop laughing and just pictured you making a video on this.
I so have to meet you someday! What a riot! Rotflmao!
On a serious note, Jim runs up and down temps. I once heard this happens with ms sometimes. Jim's doctor doesn't even consider a fever unless it's 101 or higher. The only exception for Jim is if he has signs of a UTI. Then it can be as low as 99 and he'll treat it.

Now, step away from the thermometer! lol