Turrrrible week

Yeah. So, since this is my blog, sometimes I get to complain if I want to.

This week we were all sick--Evelyn, Maggie, Jared, me.  In that order.  Fevers, headaches, SORE THROATS. It was awful.  Evelyn also got this horrible, red, pimply rash all over her chin.  Last week I took her to the doctor (not my regular doctor) and he said it was probably just a food allergy.  But would that give her a fever? I asked.  Oh, you're right, probably not, he said.  I don't know, just watch what she eats.   I left the doctor that day wondering why I just paid him money to tell me nothing new ????

2 days later: Maggie and Jared get sick with fevers, headaches, and sore throats.  Jared misses three days of school this week.  (He was really miserable one day, and then he was bouncing off the walls the other days, driving me crazy.  Grrr.)

1 day later: I get sick.  I felt AWFUL. I really hope my kids didn't feel as yucky as I felt, but I'm sure they did.  I was a bit worried it was strep throat, so we alllllllll  piled in the van to go to the doctor (my regular doctor this time) so I could get a strep culture taken.  Negative.  Just a nasty virus we had to wait out.

By today we are all better.

Here's what made the week even worse: It was Maggie's birthday this week.  Not only did we NOT do anything on her actual birthday, but I had to postpone her little preschool birthday party until next week.  I feel so bad for her!

Oh, yeah, and if that's not bad enough, Alan was out of town on business this entire week.  I had no wonderful hubby to take care of me or the kids.  When I am sick, sometimes it just feels like too much to get the kids fed and put to bed.  You know that feeling? I wished soooooooo badly that Alan had been home to put the kids to bed while I crashed.  At the same time I am glad he was gone so he didn't catch it, too.  I'm am so glad we are all better, but now I have to catch up on days' worth of dishes and housework...Oh, joy. At least I get to see me sweet husband again in just a few hours!!!!!!!!!!!!