Adenovirus and April Showers

Adenovirus and April Showers

Alayna went to a big birthday bash last week at the Grand Harbor water resort. She came home exhausted and said she didn’t feel well at all. I figured she was just tired from swimming so much and just needed sleep. Monday, I got a call from school that she was sick so we brought her home early. Her face was flushed, she was very hot and dizzy, and she had a hard time breathing. She stayed home Tuesday and Wednesday and finally we had Bob take her to the walk-in clinic on Thursday because she kept getting worse and we couldn’t figure out what was going on. The doctor diagnosed her with “adenovirus”. Never heard of it. Apparently it is known as the swimming pool virus since that’s how it’s usually spread. Lovely. He said she would get worse and then slowly get better. Sure enough, Friday she was worse. However, this morning she got up feeling great and was running all over the place- I guess to make up for lost time. I am so thrilled she is feeling better but wish we could stop the trying of new diseases….

(Alaynas lair for the week)

We definitely had April showers this week. We had massive thunderstorms that shook the whole house (which I loved) and rain, rain, rain. My tulips are starting to grow and the lawn is turning green. And although the temps were cold enough that we actually got hail and snow flurries this week, I am so happy that spring, sunshine, and warmth are on the way. All of Kayla’s practices and meets have been cancelled so its been a very uneventful season so far! We also trimmed our apple trees and are letting the cut off stems bloom inside. It is so cool to watch them grow!

Our 20^th anniversary is tomorrow. We actually celebrated in January with a cruise. But I made Bob some special gifts for fun. First, I made a blog book that chronicles our trip and pictures of us throughout the 20 years! My how we have changed! I have also been keeping every card and note he has ever given me and I put them all in a photo album!

A pretty neat miracle happened- my grandmother contacted me after last weeks blog to let me know she had kept every newsletter I have ever sent her and will send me copies! I wanted to cry! I have several but most were lost in moves and changing of computers, etc. I am so excited to have these copies to make the blog books! Thank you grandma!

Also, dress success! Kayla found a beautiful dress that fits her perfectly! Now we just have to make sleeves or get a shrug. Oh and Marisa, she wants you to curl her hair even though you are getting your wisdom teeth out that morning…lol!

I have also decided to knock off the remainder of my masters classes so I will graduate July 26! You know me, I already contacted my professors, ordered my books and started on assignments. Mainly because I will be doing 12 credits in a 1 month time period. So, don’t plan on hearing much from me the month of June.

(heading to the youth dance)