As I tried to login to post yesterday, I discovered that my blog was down. So I took that as a prompt to move on and let it go for the day. Not sure what the problem was since everything seems to be just fine today but I’m thankful that it wasn’t anything major because I hadn’t backed up for a while and I’d feel terrible if you all had to re-enter the contests.
Life got put on hold again this week as we have had more creeping crud.
On Friday last week I received a phone call from the boys’ school. It was the health room gal letting me know that Lion had a nasty little infection going in his left hand. A half hour later I picked him up from school and dragged him to the doctor. All the while wondering how on earth a simple cut or splinter could cause that nasty of an infection overnight.
An hour of kicking and screaming at the doctor’s office later (they had to clean it out and such – it was awful), a bandaid was applied, stickers handed out and a prescription ordered. Two days later I received a call to stop the antibiotic they had prescribed since the infection was Strep not staph as they had presumed. So on to a new prescription he went…. SIGH.
Yesterday CJ was a mess, his head was so stuffed and painful he could hardly move until I’d loaded him up on meds. Since none of the other boys were in school that day the Twinkies and Tater went to visit my parents and overall it was a pretty low key day.
That afternoon though CJ still wasn’t feeling as well as I’d like and the presence of a fever in addition to some neck pain had me a little concerned so I decided to take him in. Something he was determined not to do. You try convincing a 14 year old who is almost 6 feet tall to go to the doctor when they don’t want to… it isn’t fun!
But as we were getting ready to go, Salesman told me his throat was hurting pretty badly, so last minute I decided to take him as well. After a small check-in ordeal at one of the local walk-in clinics, the boys were checked out.
Turns out CJ just has a lot of sinus stuff going on and needs to take preventative measures to keep it from turning into a sinus infection. The cultured Salesman’s throat right away and by the time the doc was done checking CJ the results of the 5 min Strep test were ready… and very positive.
Oh Joy!
I have 6 sons and in the 14 years that I’ve been a parent not one of my children has ever had Strep throat. Something I was quite happy about since there are so many of them and it is so contagious. Today I might have one more child to take to the doctor…and tomorrow, well, I don’t want to think about that lol.
So, there you have it, we are officially in the middle of the sickies and I can only hope that you are not doing the same in your house! Have a GREAT Thursday ladies!
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Moments made up of fun times in everyday life are some of the things that will become your children’s greatest memories. Having fun games around the house is one of the ways to make just such memories. Recently I was contacted about Elefun and Friends and some of their great games.
GIRAFFALAFF LIMBO is the crazy new game of “how low can you go?” Spin the dial to try one of the 6 limbo styles: classic limbo, crab walk, crawl, giraffe walk, bend forward or backward. The game´s built-in sound will play an encouraging song as preschoolers try not to bump into Giraffalaff. If he´s knocked over, he´ll roll on the floor in laughter. The player that passes under Giraffalaff at the lowest level wins.
In SCATTERPILLAR SCRAMBLE kids will do their best to balance marbles in the hands of one very wiggly caterpillar. Kids will have fun dancing along to the music with Scatterpillar in this fast-paced marble game. The first player to securely place all 8 marbles in Scatterpillar´s hands wins. SCATTERPILLAR SCRAMBLE was named the 2009 Preschool Game of the Year by Creative Child Magazine.
Their new JumpStart Online program is another great option. Even parents have great tools at their fingertips! This is a monthly membership program that offers similar features to the cd, but even more depth. Three to ten year olds have tons of educational (yet very fun) resources available every time they login.
a fun way to share their artwork and even tell others a little bit about it. The littlebirdtales.com is so easy to use! Step ONE just scan and upload your child’s artwork to the site. Step TWO edit the art by adding text, drawing digital art and/or adding a voice or voices. Step THREE watch and share the slideshow you and your child just made. Not only is the site a great way to encourage your children’s imagination it is also a great way to go GREEN. By using the service in this way, parents can teach children to be creative without using precious natural resources and can also practice what they preach by becoming more eco-conscious in how they share their family memories.

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