What The?

We have always considered it one of our best blessings that our kids very rarely get sick. Even when they do get sick, it's usually so minor that it's barely a blip on the radar. But this time has been different and both kids ended up coming down with the bad cold (fever, headache, cough, runny nose) that's been going around (the junior high sounds like a TB ward so I'm practically O.C.D. about washing my hands).

It has been so strange to have them home and out of it since last Wednesday! We thought they were on the mend when they surfaced for Bella's birthday/game night Saturday night, but we kept them home from church yesterday and were surprised when they ended up staying pretty mellow, taking naps and going to bed early. We thought they'd be ready to go back to school today (with a cough and runny nose), but they were both in bad shape again this morning. It is just crazy that they missed 4 days of school! These are the first days Landon has missed all year!


This was the set up from Wednesday morning until Saturday...we blew up the air mattress for Whitney, made a bed on the couch for Landon, hung blankets over the curtains to reduce the glare on the TV, had boxes of tissues, blankets, water bottles and a bowl nearby just in case (luckily it didn't end up being that kind of sickness).

I spent several hours on Saturday disinfecting everything, washing blankets and pillow cases and airing out the house before hosting a family party, but it looks like I'm going to need to do all of that again.


I found this note on the counter today (apparently Whitney drew it for Randy yesterday) and think it's hilarious that she took the time to draw this rather than just filling up her own water bottle! I think she has enjoyed having us wait on her while she's been sick.


The kids have spent 99% of their time watching movies on TV and sleeping, but Landon finally felt well enough to sit up and read today. For me the only good thing about being sick is reading in the cozy, apparently the kids haven't grasped the beauty of that yet.


This afternoon Whitney was sitting on one of the bar stools while I was in the kitchen, then I looked over and she was gone. I found her lying on the floor because it was too exhausting to sit up! She actually sat up to hide when I grabbed my camera, but it was pretty funny to see her randomly sprawled on the dining room floor.


The hamsters are nocturnal so they're quite noisy as they eat and run in their wheels during the night. Usually the kids don't mind, but since sleep is such a big deal right now we've been moving the cages to the laundry room for the night. I like the hamsters, but this is not my favorite thing.

I apologize for another riveting post from the house of sick. I may have to stop blogging if something interesting doesn't happen soon, this is ridiculous!

**Have you been sick recently?
Do your kids miss much school?
Do you disinfect like crazy?
Do you like to read when you're sick?**

Comment Window Tidbit: I read out loud to the kids this afternoon for 3.5 hours! That is totally unprecedented! We read the 2nd half of Zombikins and the entire last Diary of a Wimpy Kid book (I laughed so hard I cried).