Well we just got back from our trip home. It was SO wonderful to see everyone and to be with Matt and Lauren for ten days. It was a rough start since Lauren and I came down with a stomach bug and we ended up leaving a day later than expected. It just blows my mind how I have been more sick this year with getting the flu and a stomach virus than I have been with all my years of teaching/being around all of those sick students. Maybe my immune system took a vacation or something- goodness!
So the week before we left was a very, very busy one. We had something going on each day. Monday we had some great out-of-town guests come in. My friend Christine and her two daughters stayed over night while they were passing through. She's a friend from my church back home and I hadn't seen her since Matt and my wedding six years back. You know you have a good friend when it feels like it was just yesterday that you saw each other last. I had a great time visiting and catching up with her.
They left Tuesday morning and then Lauren and I headed to library time and then on a play-date with Caitlyn and Esther. We went over their house and had lunch, played, and then took a walk around their neighborhood. I so enjoy the friendship we've formed. Time with Caitlyn and Esther is something I look forward to weekly.
Then Tuesday night I was suppose to head to Bunko, but I was starting to feel yucky. That is also when Lauren's poops started to not look so good. So I didn't end up going and we just stayed in and laid low. Wednesday Lauren was a little fussy but other than that we seemed to be just fine. I made four pies for church and we got stuff done around the house and had even dropped by church to play with Jason for a bit. Then Thursday came and Lauren wasn't doing good at all. This of course was to be the busiest day of them all. I had to fold bulletins at church, Matt and I were to get haircuts, and then I was helping serve dinner and clean up at church. But Lauren wasn't eating much or drinking. She had two more nasty diapers and fell asleep on me early for her afternoon nap- not a typical behavior for her. I started to get worried so I called the doctor.
Oh- sort-of off topic, I was so annoyed by the doctor's office. My pediatrician has two office locations. One is five minutes from my house and one is twenty. I prefer to take Lauren to the one closer if I'm taking her alone. The further location is close to Matt's work so if it is a scheduled appointment that he wants to be there for, I usually make my appointments there. On this day though, I would have preferred the five minute drive so I called there. I left a message for the nurse and didn't hear back so after 15 minutes I called again but this time just tried to make an appointment. The operator said they didn't have any appointments so I should try to get one at the further location and she 'patched' me through to their nurse. Again I left a message. Finally the first nurse called me back, but told me I should take Lauren to "KidMed" or the emergency room. I was like- "What?!?" She was ill yes, but not so ill that I felt the need to take her there. I called Matt and was unsure of what to do. Before I made any decisions though, the second location called and their nurse told me to bring her into the office. I was baffled how I described the same sick kid and got two different responses. I quickly put two-and-two together and realized the first lady didn't have any appointments so she was so easy to send me else where.
So back to the story. I took Lauren to the doctor and she sent me home saying it was a virus- which is what I figured she would say. After getting home there was no way I was going to make it to my hair appointment- Matt thankfully did. Once he got home I had to go straight to church. I help serve dinner (including my four pumpkin pies, which I was happy were a hit). I started feeling yucky just about time to clean up. I was so grateful for the angles, know to us as Morgan, Connor, and Kevin, stayed to help. Another lady, Brenda, and I were signed up and it took us almost two hours with our unexpected youth helpers. I couldn't have imagined how long it would have taken without them. By the time I left there I felt horrible. I just wanted to die. I had the worst back cramps and felt sick to my stomach. I crawled into bed and sweet hubby that he is, Matt took my temp and sure enough I had a fever. Friday I wasn't able to watch Noah- we didn't want to pass our germs on. Matt stayed home from work to help out with Lauren. I was a mess, and little did I know the worse was still to come.
I still had stuff to do. I hadn't started laundry so I could pack. I really needed my hair cut, so I had rescheduled it for Friday- not knowing that I going to get sick. I had to fold bulletins and return them to church and I still needed to stop at the store and pick up a prescription for Lauren. Thankfully with Matt home this day was a lot smoother than I had imagined. I was able to do bulletins, drop them, get my hair cut and get her prescription in the span of two hours. Again I came home a crawled into bed. I'm so thankful as I look back that Lauren was over her yuck by the time I came down with it. I'm sure that is how it usually goes.
We were suppose to leave Saturday morning to head home, and by Friday night I think both Matt and I knew there was no way this was going to happen. I attempted to help out and packed my clothes and Lauren's clothes- but that was a lost cause. Saturday morning I wake up sicker than ever. I couldn't be to far from the bathroom and I was just down for the count. Any pipe dreams that we had of leaving were thrown out the window. I was so bummed, but there was no way we were ready to leave let alone, drive in a car for upwards of ten hours.
Matt used that day to continue packing and taking care of Lauren, while I used that day to lay in bed and try to get better. Ready or not we were going to leave on Sunday. Usually we try and get out of the house as early as possible in order to get to someones house with time to visit before bed. Sunday we just aimed to leave, and I think we got out of the house around 8:30. All in all, it wasn't horrible, but it sure wasn't the best timing for a stomach bug, but then again when is a good time? I'll have to post again soon with our adventures back home. Funny how I never meant this to be a two part post, but it's time to get dinner on and this has been long enough.
"So [the shepherds] hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart." Luke 2:16-19
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