Not too much going on around here. Things have been pretty much status quo. The boys are well into their school years and are both doing well. Lilly is loving preschool, and asks almost every day if she can go to school. Ed and I are busy, but not crazy-busy, so that is good.
We have had the influenza come and pay us a visit this past weekend. I have always considered myself to be very laid-back and easy-going. Certainly, NOT a germaphobe. However, I have been sanitizing and Lysol-ing my house like someone with full-blown OCD. Poor Cameron was the one who was sick, and I was hovering over him, making sure he washed his hands, sanitizing everything he touched, and insisting that Alex and Lilly wash, wash, wash their hands. He was sick with a fever for two full days, and now, today is day 4, and he is still sluggish, sore, and not feeling 100%. So, I can do the math. If Alex and Lilly get it, I am looking at missing at least two days of work each, unless they get it over a weekend. If I get it, I am looking at at least two days, maybe three to get myself ship-shape and ready to work. When you are staring down the barrel of potentially 10 days of sickness in your house, you would sanitize anything that stands still, too!
I did get my flu shot already, as I do every year. I feel such responsibility to ensure that I am not carrying any illnesses to the children I work with, since many of them have medical issues that would be exacerbated by the flu. However, I have not made appointments for the kids to get theirs. But, I don't know that Cameron had the Influenza A. He could have had H1N1 or any other virus that I could still get, despite having a flu shot.
So, that is the theme for this post. Sickness, and the efforts to kill germs. Fun, fun, fun!
