Any good blogger will tell you that it is important to blog regularly or you will lose your audience. Knowing it has been awhile since I've posted, I apologize and offer the following post as an excuse.
Unsure of what to get that special someone this holiday season? Want a gift with real staying power??? Streptococcus pyogenes is the way to go. Here is our story, told backward for those of you who enjoyed Memento.
Last night, both girls receive their first dose of penicillin.
Yesterday 4 pm, both girls get tested for strep.
Yesterday noon, I get my first dose of penicillin.
Yesterday morning, I test positive for strep, the Dr. instructs the rest of the family be tested.
Monday. Killer sore throat.
Friday. Juliette throws up in the car halfway home from NH.
Thursday midnight. Evie is in the emergency room with hives as big as an egg covering her abdomen, she is given a clean bill of health. (No strep test administered, although the nurse on the phone sent us to the ER to rule out strep.)
Thursday afternoon, Thanksgiving dinner without the girls, who are both taking naps. (I prepare it, watch out gramma, grampa, auntie Heidi, & uncle Howard!)
Wednesday, high fever for Evie, hives for Juliette
Tuesday, high fever for Juliette, minimal hives for Evie.
Monday, high fever for Evie.
Sunday, hives for Evie.
Saturday, high fever for Juliette. A sore throat starts for me.
Friday - unknown exposure - was it a water fountain? A faucet? A doorknob???
Thursday - Life as we know it has not yet changed.
