SCARLET FEVER IS ALIVE AND (un)WELL(come) at our house

I have had our Lulu here for a couple of days.

She had a light rash that started on her arms

and spread to her tummy

and then her legs.

Early on it didn't look like much to worry about.

Her Daddy took her to the walk-in clinic.

They told him that it was "nothing",

a reaction to something she ate or "something"

and sent her home with Benadryl.

She couldn't go to school all itchy

so she stayed with me and spent the night.

Yesterday, she got up and I looked at her.

NOW she had a REAL RASH!

I called my daughter and said-

She needs to see her pediatrician asap.

My daughter called and got her right in,

they performed the test and

SHE HAS SCARLET FEVER

(which is kinda like strep gone bad).

She is quarantined to my house for 

a couple of days.

She will be fine but needs some tending.

SO~I will be back in a couple of days with

AN UPDATE.

Enjoy your weekend

and I will see you soon.

uh-oh-

I think I might have a rash myself!

Yeah- and Happy Thursday to YOU, too!

My Three Boys-The ThumbThucker-The Computer Geek-The Croupy Cougher

Last week I took a few days off and 

went to a Waterpark in Wisconsin Dells.

I met my daughter, Mimi, and her two boys there.

After a long day of sliding down slides

and running under waterfalls we were tired out.

This little THUMBTHUCKER curled into a ball

and snuggled with his Mama..

Ummm...next time we will wash his face

after he eats his macaroni and cheese!

Meanwhile~

This little computer geek can already do things on

the computer that I can't figure out.

Scary, huh?

Yes!  That is his own Ipad (or whatever it is).

His Daddy is an AT&T manager so they always 

have the latest and greatest.

And, last but not least,

I am waiting this morning for our little

CJK to arrive.

Poor baby.

This is what 

THE CROUP looks like!

My Hero tells me NOT to use 

FLOWERED BLANKETS

on him because he is 

A BOY

and we don't want to make 

A SISSY out of him!

No kidding?

REALLY!!!?????!!!!!

Well, wait till he sees THIS!

I'll have this fella standing by with the de-fib paddles just in case

MyHero keels over from the shock.

Shock-Get it?  Shock for the Shock...

never mind...

source

MyHero WOULD get a doctor 

that looked like that.

If I keeled over do you know what kind of 

doctor I would get?

source

You know WHY I would get that doctor?

Because MyHero has a 

BIG insurance policy on me!

HUGE POLICY!!!

 Hope YOU have a good day.

I'll be here holding a baby,

dancing to his tune,

and praying that he feels better

by tonight.

Three Flu Over The Nana Nest

Remember the old movie

with Jack Nicholson

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest?

Well, we have kind of a

cuckoo thing going on here.

Too sick to go to school?

Have to stay home for the day?

Ummmm...What is the password?

Mom, I want to stay at

Nana's house.

You know- Things really DO

happen in threes.

Case in point.

Thing One......

Down for the count....

Followed by Thing Two...

This one insists she is NOT that sick

when I pick her up from school

but pukes in my car just as we

pull into the driveway

splashing clothes, shoes, car seat.

Thank you, Lord, for Resolve and

Frebreeze.

Not to be outdone,

Thing Three claims her spot

on the sofa a little later.

Now-WHY do they want to come here

when they could stay home with Mom?

Could it be they get to control the TV?

Or could it be I cater to their

little taste buds as they start to feel better?

Or...could it be that they just 

LOVE the way I take care of them?

Just call me 

Nurse Ratched!

Don't know WHO Nurse Ratched is?

You can read more about her here.

Feeling sick, are ya?

Come on over Nurse Ratched 
Nurse Wretched   Nurse Nana

will be glad to take care of you...

heh heh heh