A Plague on Our House

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Jessica and I recently played a game entitled "How Would You Describe Our Week in Two Words." While there were numerous entries, the consensus pick was: "Swine Flu". The dreaded and porcine H1N1 came calling at our house last week. Emily kicked off the festivities with a 104 degree temperature on Tuesday. Today is Sunday and while she was fever free Fri/Sat, Emily is still recovering.

This is Emily on Swine Flu:
When Emily got sick we sent Katie away for a spa vacation in lovely Quincy. My parents graciously took Katie in and she had a delightful stay from Wednesday to Saturday. She could have come home on Saturday because Emily was not contagious.... but she Actually came home because she was sick.

The doc-in-a-box thought that Katie just had an earache, which is a diagnosis we would love to believe. But Katie has been feverish and as immobile as Emily was. We're taking Katie to a real doctor tomorrow, but we think that it will probably confirm our suspicions that Katie too has the ever-popular virus.


This is our Kate on Swine Flu



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jennaferwhite said…
congratulations... this is the most depressing post ever in the history of blogging...
November 1, 2009 at 6:21 PM
Abundant Blessings said…
I am sorry for you guys...hang in there!
November 1, 2009 at 8:56 PM
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