Hello Again!

I had no intention of being gone this long, I promise!

Last Tuesday, the little one of the no-ordinary-illness-will-do had to be taken to the Emergency Room with a temperature of 104.8! She went to bed at 9 p.m. feeling fine and woke up a few hours later complaining of a headache. One touch to the forehead had me running for the thermometer and the motrin. The thermometer read 103.8 and the motrin came back up. So off we went to a very crowded waiting room. Luckily, the triage nurse got us back quickly and they immediately got to work on reducing the fever.

Our diagnosis? "Parainfluenza"... which is doctor-speak for not the flu, but not an ordinary cold either. This IS the child who was taken to the ER last year with a bacterial infection on her leg... so why would we expect something simple?

We've been playing catch-up ever since! Every washable item has been washed, the cleaning lady, though delayed a few days, has been round, and we are finally, finally, getting back in the groove.

The girl has been spoiled and now WANTS to be sick, so she can stay home and watch TV. And a mother who might commit an act of violence on the television if she hears the Dora the Explorer theme song one. more. time.

I've quickly been round to your places. So sorry I've missed out on your updates and news!