Strep Throat

Yep, Carl had it this weekend. He conveniently got sick on Friday night and was fine to return to school on Monday. I think he was a little disappointed because he wanted to stay up late on Sunday night. We sent him to bed on time and I went to bed early. Who knew having a sick child could be so tiring?
I took him to an after-hours clinic in Jefferson on Saturday, not because I was convinced he had strep, but because of this weird red rash on the roof of his mouth and a fever. I did not see the typical white dots, but I knew something was up. Strep throat has been going around the school, so I decided not to take any chances. Brian was away in Atlanta (without a working cell phone) with the State Academic Bowl competition. (No, Jefferson did not win, nor place, but they did well enough for themselves as this was the first time to state in a very long time!). I actually felt relieved when the strep test came back positive as the last time Carl had a weird rash we ended up at the allergist (with no major allergies, just Carl afraid of doctors). So if you have children, blood blisters in the mouth is a symptom of Strep throat, not just the white dots in the throat. We all learn something new everyday!
Carl is doing fine. And so am I!! (For those who know my medical condition). Brian has been teasing me for the enormous amount of vit. C I have been taking, I have washed my hands raw, and I comforted Carl on Saturday and Sunday from across the living room. After his 24 hrs. on Amoxicillin, I washed or sprayed with Lysol anything he had worn, used or touched since Friday night!! (And as he wound up in the day bed in the office early Sat. morning, that meant two beds, two pillows, and a bunch of quilts, blankets and stuffed animals!! I was not taking any chances. Carl was only really upset when I told him he had to throw away his new toothbrush. He is so wonderful, and really takes most things in stride. He liked that the limited TV rule goes out the window with illness (and no, he does not pretend to be sick just to get to watch TV).

I do have to say this gave me the opportunity to finally finish my first piece quilt.
I took a quilting class last year(the class was six months long), and my quilt is now finished. I let life stay crazy and the quilt stayed in the closet, just waiting for me to make and sew on the binding. But now, I have it out on display finished, instead just almost there, hidden in the closet.

The Holidays are over.

I can't believe that it is now the new year and our holiday break is almost over. We had such a wonderful time with family. Not only did Lisa come for Christmas, but my brother Bernard and his family came to visit as well. We had the Brennan/Wilkerson family Christmas on New Year's Day. We had a great turkey meal and played games. Victor called and his family was sick with a stomach bug so Bernard and Terry stayed an extra few days with us. So I was disappointed not to get our family picture. Oh well, I guess I will just have to use photoshop to piece one together.
We also stayed up late on New Year's Eve and lite sparklers to celebrate, but actually we were up til 1 am almost every night anyway (mostly the "boys" and Stacy) playing PlayStation. Bernard loved playing Man U (Manchester United soccor/football team), but Nathan loved the hockey game he learned to play over the summer. We also found a really fun tennis game where four people could play doubles against each other. Even I played that one.
So now Brian and I need to learn to get to bed early to wake up early as life now returns to normal.