Happy New Year!

Wrapping Up

While the title of this post really should refer to wrapping up Christmas preparations, it actually just refers to the fact that I think we are wrapping up sicknesses around here. We are finishing with a nice bang, though, with Todd in urgent care Saturday night with Strep throat and another call to my sweet, patient pediatrician Sunday as JG's throat was full of yellow goop and he was certainly not better. So, three out of four in my family are on antibiotics now and JG is on his second round since his strep is clearly resistant to penicillin. I should know by tomorrow or Wednesday if EG or I come down with strep since it 'incubates' for three days. Lovely. I feel like I'm living in a giant petri dish. BUT, on a happier note, I do have a tree up and decorated in my petri dish!

Attention All Viruses

This is what a friend of mine sent me when I told her JG's recent verdict on viruses. I was explaining to the sweet two year old that we all have a virus so we can't go places, see people or generally enjoy life, etc. He proceeded to tell me that he was going to shoot the virus to the moon. On a back-hoe. Please click on the link:
http://www.careerbuilder.com/monk-e-mail/Default.aspx?mid=29053319&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=0e58a7ed8ae6446aaf5dcb33c23c260a-282956373-J9-5

Still Sick

For anyone out there wondering why I haven't called you or did something happen? Yes. A Quarantine is in effect over here. Let me chronicle the sicknesses that have permeated our December: First, I think I started with a cold that turned to bronchitis and, remarkably, resolved on its own. Immediately followed by fussy/grumpy JG diagnosed with rosieolla---no, wait---three days later, it is actually scarlet fever. Both kids on Penicillin. Then, EG not acting any better and with neither child sleeping, I desperately went to the doctor again on Tuesday with E to be diagnosed with Oh, that's a Nasty Virus. (Tell me about it, I have it too and feel that my insides must be composed entirely of snot to be able to produce this much, plus the bronchitis is back and this virus infects the eyes, so Conjunctivitis for me AND E). Oh, and EG has an ear infection. Change her to Amoxicillin. That night, EG starts barking and having some difficulty breathing. Sounds like Croup. Back to the doctor Wednesday for a Prednisone script. Then, JG Wednesday night started with the conjunctivitis. So, he has the full on virus now too. And hubby came home sick from work Wed. too. So, he is in bed all day with fevers and snotitis. And the sleep thing? Forget about it. JG was up every hour last night between 8 and 1:30, then a little stretch which EG interrupted at 2:00 to 3:00, then JG back up at 4:30. . . Why am I ranting? Cause I think I'm on the verge of insanity.

Oh, and at EG's physical therapy appointment this morning, the sweet therapist asks if I'm ready for Christmas and I almost burst into tears. My fall wreath is still on the house. And Christmas is in ONE WEEK!! So, am I ready for Christmas? Besides the whole commercializing Christmas thing, yes. I'm ready. I'm going to worship God who is constant through sickness, sorrow, good times and bad. And I am SO thankful that one day, we'll see "that healthful shore, where sickness, sorrow, pain and death are felt and feared no more"!

Stairs and Scarlet

Well, EG climbed my stairs two nights ago. Don't worry I was behind her the whole way up, but still, I didn't think that was supposed to happen at eight months. She also fell down Boone's stairs last weekend. (fortunately, only six steps there, so she was fine). And JG has Scarlet Fever. EG is sick too, just no rash. They are both on Penicillin and I'm sick now too (no surprise there).