Sick and Tired of being Sick and Tired…and Cold!
Ok, so long story, I’m having some massive meds issues, so I took a sick day on Monday and Tuesday. Issues still aren’t worked out, but its coming along… slowly.
On Monday, since it was Staff Development Day, the Alands came over to play so Tyler could practice babysitting. He was quite the entertainment machine. They built a fort, went “fishing” for shoes of the bunk bed, and played Wizard 101.
The girls had a slumber party and pulled all-nighter. You can only imagine how “pleasant” everyone was the next day. They seem to think because they are teens that they don’t require sleep.
This week, in the middle of a snowstorm and making dinner, we had a blackout. Thank goodness this time we were prepared. We knew where the flashlights and candles were. We figured this was as good a time as any to try out the propane stove that we have had for 10 years in case of emergencies. It worked like a charm. We made canned chicken tortilla soup and canned chili. It made for a fun and interesting dinner. Power came on an hour later.
(Sorry- the flash was on- it really was almost pitch black in there)
Then, Marisa got sick with that hideous head cold (and probably due to her lack of sleep and hectic schedule). So, SHE missed 2 days of school. I guess its that time of year right?
Tyler and Bob were supposed to go to the Winter campout on Friday. However, the temps were brutal. When the girls left for seminary, the actual temp was -17. Bob and Tyler were packed and ready to go but since Tyler was still coughing and sick from last week, and Bob was still coughing from when he was sick, they opted out. I don’t blame them. I was freezing inside our house. I wonder if the guys who were brave enough to go actually survived?
Kayla finally got a new bowling ball! Her coach got her a cool new ball that has really small finger holes and it really helped in her meet on Friday. Her friend Merritt came over to spend the night after the meet. They played “Just Dance” most of the evening. That game is such a huge hit!
Friday night, at 1 AM, Alayna work me up saying she was sick and had a temp of 103! We were up most of the night and she was on the couch super sick all day yesterday. We couldn’t get her temp to go down. (This new living room set up is ideal for sick people) She and I had a really bad night last night so I begged Bob to take her into the dr instead of go to church. Sure enough, she has strep! So, we now have her on antibiotics and hopefully she will be feeling better soon! Tyler felt sorry for her so he made her some hot chocolate (her favorite). When she went to drink it, the lid fell off and it burnt her leg! So, we had to put aloe on it and wrap it. Bob spent the next hour with the carpet cleaner trying to get the chocolate out of the carpet to no avail. Now there is a huge pink stain…odd.
So, Alayna and I are staying home tomorrow. Here’s to a better week…
1 comment:
Oh my! What a nightmare series of sickness. Guess it's a break that everyone needed. Hope it's not too much work to make up what you missed. Stay warm.
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