We have been wallowing in our normal
Autumn Illnesses this week -- brought on by back-to-school-germs, and intensified by
asthma. Rowen was our first worry, his coughs started again so we were giving him nebulizers around the clock for a few nights in a row, and when that started to settle down a bit Aleeya spiked a fever.
It was pretty high (102.5) for two days in a row so I hauled her into the doctor to have her checked out. It turns out to be a less known viral illness called
Roseola that causes high fevers for three days and then ends with a strange rash on the trunk, neck, and arms (which she now has.)
As I was driving home from the doctor with Aleeya and Rowen all I could think about is how badly I could use a Large Diet Coke and
an Extra Large Break! But before I even made it to the Maverik (for the Diet Coke) I got a phone call that informed me
just what kind of a BREAK I was getting.
Makaylee fell off of the Monkey Bars at school and broke her arm!
Seriously! I called Terrill and told him that unless he wanted me to have
a mental breakdown he was going to meet me at the hospital
NOW. Of course he obliged, and met me there a few minutes later to help wrangle all the children and
ALL of our issues.
Let me just add that everyone is doing much better now, we are just trying to figure out how we are going to deal with a brand new cast on our Disneyland/ beach vacation next week! Definitely not the best time for the broken arm, but then again-
when is?
