just another day in the fight

good morning! i picked a new font, just to be a little crazy. why would i do something crazy, you ask? well...

we're going on day 5 of flu in the house, all 3 kids have had the bug. the germs attacked late friday night and they're still going strong around here. i wipe down all the doorknobs and light switches twice a day but looking at how often my kids put their fingers in their noses, there was no way i could win.

both girls are back to health, although that cough really lingers on, but cade is at home with me on sick day #2. his fever just does not want to go down and he was so restless last night, meaning i feel like i'm hungover this morning. a neighbor gave us some children's tylenol so we're going to piggyback the motrin and tylenol so this boy can get some rest.

i kind of annoyed at all the stuff we've had to miss out on since there seems to be at least one person in the house feeling sick or feverish.

• reese was to have attended a girl scout campout over the weekend
• 2 days of preschool (about $30 worth there)
• 5 days of school, which might increase since cade is not bouncing back as fast as his older sister
• a 30-minute tap dance class, $10

if we have to miss trick or treating on saturday you can bet i'm going to really hold a grudge. against who, i don't know...how could i hate a little germ any more than i already do?

we've been quite lucky to not have any complications pop up though. the kids haven't needed any doctor appointments or prescriptions. it wasn't as easy as it could have been, rob escaped ALL of it by jetting off to seattle for work. he comes home tonight and i think i might start a pool...hourly increments for sale, guessing when rob will start running a fever???

my mom & i have had an interesting discussion over the last few days. i was born in february 1976 and in central iowa at that time there was a flu going around, then it was claimed to be the swine flu. during our hospital stay, my mom started to show flu symptoms and although i don't think she felt all that bad, she still had to wear a hospital mask when she was around me. i was a breastfed baby and now i'm wondering if any immunities were passed along to me. with this flu being as potent as the media says it is, i just don't know how i haven't gotten sick along with the kids. i have a sore throat though, so i guess it could turn worse. i promise i won't come and infect you all if i do show flu-like symptoms. that would be a true computer virus, then, ha!