Survival

The kids and I survived Eddy's 10-day absence as he was with his team in Arizona. With him being gone all summer last summer (and knowing it's going to happen again this summer), 10 days didn't seem like a big deal. We were doing really well...until half way through and I got sick with upper respiratory stuff. Then Thursday night the perfect storm ensued, and I ended bringing all three of us to urgent care to be tested for strep...and were all negative. So off to work/school/daycare we go on Friday (never occurred to me to keep us all home). Then after a full day, at 4:59pm, I get a message saying that Piper and Isaac's cultures were positive (mine wasn't back yet). Seriously?? I asked a co-worker to write scripts for us (so we didn't have to wait to urgent care to call) and eventually picked meds up at Target. The worst part was calling my sister to tell her--she was on her way up with Jason for the weekend. Luckily, she was still willing to come. We Cloroxed the house and got the hand sanitizer out. After 24 hours of antibiotics, we were able to love up on Jason! I pushed through not feeling well because I wanted to have a good weekend with my sister and nephew. Eddy got home in the early morning hours on Sunday, and after Lindsey left Sunday afternoon, I crashed. As it would turn out, it'd take me most of the week to feel better. Bleck. On the upside, the kids bounced back really quickly.