Sick Kids

I apologize for the lack of posts last week. All four kids got sick, so things were tough for a few days. Myles and Berkleigh got sick first with fevers and ear infections. On Thursday they were both so bad that I realized they needed to go to the doctor. The doctor squeezed us in. Both kids looked awful and were so lethargic everyone at the doctor's office commented on how sick they looked. Myles had one ear infected and Berkleigh had both ears badly infected. That night at dinner, Carter developed a 102.2 degree fever. It couldn't have been the day before, of course, so he could have gone to the doctor with the other two. Friday morning the weather was awful so the doctor told Bryan (who was at work) that she could see him if he came in right away. Carter also had two bad ears. Luckily our new doctor is only five minutes away (instead of 45 like our old one). However, siince there's no pharmacy and we only have one vehicle, Bryan has to come home from Massena, the we go to the doctor, then Bryan has to go back up to Massena for the prescription and to go back to work. Of course, Friday night Merlyn had a 103.1 degree fever. She actually got better over the weekend, so there's no doctor visit for her (as of right now, that is.) Last week was hard for me, though. Berkleigh only wanted to be held, so I got nothing else done, and even while I held her she cried. She and Myles both cried for an hour on Thursday. That's when I decided it was time for the doctor. Now things are sort of back to normal. The weather looks better (Last week we had one and a half snow days) and the kids are feeling like themselves again. Today is half a day of school for the big kids, so things may get crazy this afternoon. I have laundry and dishes to do (Berkleigh is still asleep at 9:15) and then I'll try to post some pictures before the kids get home.