{{{ Bitches }}} for all my sick friends. Get well soon.

Since I was working all weekend, and am exhausted, and had a very productive morning, I decided to leave early. Got home just as my iPhone app told me it was sunset. Perfect! Got a glass of juice, and watched the sun set over the hills. It was a pretty night. Now I gotta make dinner.

I'm pretty sure Sammy has chicken pox. (Maybe not bit he was around someone who had them a week ago and he has a low fever and a few spots.)

I'm pretty sure Sammy has chicken pox. (Maybe not bit he was around someone who had them a week ago and he has a low fever and a few spots.)

Ugh Stephanie, that's not fun.

So Dr sears says there is an AB that is expensive that can shorten/lessen chicken pox if you give it right away. Sammy was exposed over a week ago but just got sick today. Dr sears also says don't bother going to the dr on day 1 or 2 of chicken pox because they can't tell what it is.

My bet is that our clinic won't give the AB so i don't see much point in going, right?

There's an AV, not an AB. I'm not sure how often it's used in kids, though.

Those chickens have a lot to answer for.

My three brothers and I all got chicken pox at the same time. Out of the four of us, I reckon the one who suffered most was our mother.

In that situation, I would take Ryan to see the doctor, just because he likes knowing that doctors help us to get better, which I'm happy enough to encourage for the time being. His Richard Scarry DVD includes a lion who's a doctor, imaginatively called Doctor Lion. That's one of his favourite segments. A few months ago, he had a throat infection, for which Biyi planned to take him to the doctor. It led to this exchange:

"Ryan, should we take you to see Doctor Lion?"
"No, I need to see Doctor Human!"

I was gonna say, I don't see how an antibiotic would help a virus? But if it's going to help, most antivirals need to be taken within a few days (like for flu), which is why in general clinical practice they aren't super useful for that sort of thing, since most people don't go in right away, or know what it is right away.

But getting it as a small child is usually easiest--have the other two had it? Oatmeal and calamine baths, I suppose...

Busy. Stressed.

Yep, this for me too.

It's so fun hearing people talk about Lyman Orchards. I grew up right near Scott's Farm, and I miss it a lot this time of year.

I went to bluejay orcahrd in Ct. different part of the state.

sorry people are ill , my sister has been ill for a week. She is the second or third person down with asthma issues. So far I am ok. get better ma~~~ to all that are sick

Matt and i were away for 4 nights in a place with little phone or wifi. It is also one of the few places I always sleep well. I feel like I have gotten enough sleep for the first time in 3 or 4 months. I recommend it.

so I am part of the low level of posts, but I have been rather grey lately