A bunch of sickos
Wow, I'm bad with this blogging thing. I haven't posted anything in almost a month! It just seems that I'm not on the computer at home as much lately. I still find time to check everyone else's, but I just don't take the time to try to think of something worthwhile to post. Now don't get me wrong--I'm not saying that this post is going to be worthwhile, but I think you probably know what I mean.
Well, Sharkey & JP's visit to Minnesota has come and gone. It was great to see them again. The last time I saw them was when they were here for Christmas, so it's been a while. I feel bad that we've only been out to their house in Pennsylvania once since they moved out there in 2000, but 5 plane tickets ain't cheap! Anyway, it seems like every time they come here to visit, one of my kids is sick, and then Sharkey and/or JP inevitably ends up catching whatever bug the kids had. As the time drew near for them to arrive here, I began to wonder not if someone would be sick, but more, which kid would it be, and what would they be sick with? I hate that. I always feel so responsible, but what are you gonna do? Kids get sick and germs get passed on. That's life. This time, Lauren decided to step up to the plate by coming down with a case of pink eye. It wasn't pretty. Luckily, she had been on her medication for almost 24 hours before they got here, so she wasn't contagious anymore. To be completely honest, I was a little glad that Sharkey had a cold when she got here. Well, I'm not really glad that she had a cold, but just glad that my family was not responsible for giving it to her. As it turns out, I ended up getting a double whammy. I got Sharkey's cold Thursday-ish, and woke up in the middle of the night last night with my eye gooped shut. I know, it's a lovely visual. But not nearly as lovely as the real thing. My eyeball was completely red, any my eyelid was puffy and half swollen shut. I kind of lucked out a little bit though, because I didn't actually have to go in to the doctor's office. I just called the clinic and told them that I woke up this morning with pink eye, and that I knew for sure that's what it is, because my daughter just had it last week. They cut me some slack and just called in a prescription for me, saving me time and 20 bucks. My eye is still a little itchy, but I'm hoping that it'll mostly be healed by tomorrow morning so that my co-workers aren't afraid to look me in the eye.
Well, Sharkey & JP's visit to Minnesota has come and gone. It was great to see them again. The last time I saw them was when they were here for Christmas, so it's been a while. I feel bad that we've only been out to their house in Pennsylvania once since they moved out there in 2000, but 5 plane tickets ain't cheap! Anyway, it seems like every time they come here to visit, one of my kids is sick, and then Sharkey and/or JP inevitably ends up catching whatever bug the kids had. As the time drew near for them to arrive here, I began to wonder not if someone would be sick, but more, which kid would it be, and what would they be sick with? I hate that. I always feel so responsible, but what are you gonna do? Kids get sick and germs get passed on. That's life. This time, Lauren decided to step up to the plate by coming down with a case of pink eye. It wasn't pretty. Luckily, she had been on her medication for almost 24 hours before they got here, so she wasn't contagious anymore. To be completely honest, I was a little glad that Sharkey had a cold when she got here. Well, I'm not really glad that she had a cold, but just glad that my family was not responsible for giving it to her. As it turns out, I ended up getting a double whammy. I got Sharkey's cold Thursday-ish, and woke up in the middle of the night last night with my eye gooped shut. I know, it's a lovely visual. But not nearly as lovely as the real thing. My eyeball was completely red, any my eyelid was puffy and half swollen shut. I kind of lucked out a little bit though, because I didn't actually have to go in to the doctor's office. I just called the clinic and told them that I woke up this morning with pink eye, and that I knew for sure that's what it is, because my daughter just had it last week. They cut me some slack and just called in a prescription for me, saving me time and 20 bucks. My eye is still a little itchy, but I'm hoping that it'll mostly be healed by tomorrow morning so that my co-workers aren't afraid to look me in the eye.
posted by Character Builder at
10:43 PM
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Now, wait a minute . . . we arrived on Wednesday night. And you're blaming me for the cold that you got on Thursday? Hmmm . . . those would have to some awfully quick-incubating germs!
Glad you're eye is on the mend (and that we didn't come down with THAT!).
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Anonymous, at June 22, 2006 7:39 AM
So that picture that Sharkey took of Lauren (with the chocolate on her face) was of her eye WITH pinkeye? Man, the pinkeye I've seen has been so, SO gross...I guess nothing, and I mean NOTHING can make that little girl's eyes look anything BUT beautiful! :-)
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The Q, at June 23, 2006 3:14 PM
Sharkey--Hey, how often do I get to blame you for getting sick? Cut me some slack, man!
Soozie--The photo that Sharkey took of Lauren was about a day after she started the medication to get rid of the pink eye. And in her case, "gross" is an understatement. Both eyes were totally filled with gunk. Even Moto would have said, "Um, no thank you" to eyeball licks!
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Character Builder, at June 23, 2006 11:43 PM
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