Feeling Yucky

Trevor has been sick all week with a high fever & croup. We thought Hayley maybe coming down with it too when she started running a high fever Monday night. Lucky us, we already had a doctor appointment for Michael's sprained ankle Tuesday afternoon, so the whole crew invaded the doc's office. After the doctor checked out Michael's hurt ankle, confirming it was just a sprain, he took a quick look and swabbed Trev. The test results came back and sure enough, Trev had been bitten by the nasty Flu Bug. Because it is so highly contagious, he went ahead & prescribed Tamiflu for both T&H. He talked to all the kids about the importance of washing their hands, and looked at me & said, just call if (most likely when) Jake and Michael start with the fever and he would call in the script for them. I had never heard of this med before but apparently, if caught soon enough, it can knock a few days off the longevity of the flu. We'll take it!

The good news is Hayley has been fever free for 24 hours now & unless she relapses, she is headed back to school. Poor Trev is down for the count it looks like, so I have called the school & arranged to pick up his homework for the week. Lucky kid!

For those of you wondering about Michael's ankle...he first hurt it a few months ago probably playing basketball & has occasional pain when walking, running, etc. Saturday after he got home from his Scout camp-out, he stood up & it cracked & gave way, tumbling him to the ground. It swelled up pretty fast & was really painful to walk on, so we had it checked out. He's sporting a styling ACE bandage today at school.

And for those of you who know Jake, the staying outta trouble bit didn't last very long. He was on a terror at the doctor's office, totally hamming it up, being loud & trying to climb on the doctor's chair and table. The good ole' doc took it in stride and had a nice little chit chat with him on the dangers of smashing your head open. Then we go to the pharmacy last night & he was still hamming it up, but at least this time he was trapped in a shopping cart. He made a new friend, a local sheriff who was waiting for his pharmacy wife to get off so they could go to dinner. Strangely enough, he showed no fear when the sheriff was showing him the handcuffs. Jake just wanted to put them on him & me. We've gotta keep an eye on that kid alright!