The 7th graders at our school take a trip to the Creation Museum and the Ark. Macy was so excited to go on this trip with her friends, and she had the best time.
When we picked her up we realized she had lost her voice. Apparently it
had been gone for most of the trip, but she was full of excitement and
energy. The next day she was tired and didn't feel great, but we just
assumed that she was recovering from her trip. She started battling a
fever and felt icky. I knew that several were sick on the trip, so I
assumed that she picked up some bug. Never did I ever think she had the
flu! It was only after Kayla started getting sick and running a fever
that we decided to take her to the doctor. I assumed she had strep.
Nope. She had the flu, so we knew that Macy had fought off the flu too.
She did it with no medication whatsoever. A few days later we were back
at urgent care with Macy for ear pain. The nurse and doctor did a
double take, so Marc had to explain he was back with a different child.
Macy had an ear infection as a secondary infection to the flu. Like
clockwork, Kayla ended up with an ear infection after she was done
fighting the flu. You know it's bad when the doctor looks in the ear and
says, "Whoa." Thankfully we isolated Kayla enough that no one else got
sick. Thanksgiving looked different for us this year as it was just the
5 of us. I was prepared to cook for 14 people, so we didn't go hungry.
Riley likes to help take care of those that are sick. Actually she just likes being lazy, but the girls like her snuggles.
Clearly we had plenty of food, and there were two girls not feeling their best. They both wanted to come out for Thanksgiving lunch though.
It was a short, slow walk, but we got everyone out of the house for some fresh air.
I'm thankful for this time with family, but also thankful that everyone is on the mend.
