Yesterday was a crazy day.
It all started on Monday night. I took off for a Scrapbooking evening at our church and left Nathan and the kids at home. Shortly after I left, Nathan notice Ethan was acting a little more tired and cuddly and he seemed warm.
He took his temp with our super cool temporal thermometer. Everyone should have one of these things if they have kids because the alternatives of getting a rectal, underarm or mouth temp aren’t fun. This thermometer works by rubbing it across the head. Easy-peasy.
104 degrees. That’s high. Nathan freaked and tried to call me. I didn’t have a cell phone with me. He called the church. We were downstairs so we didn’t hear the phone. Nathan gave Ethan some tylenol and Ethan puked it up. Nathan is still freaking out so he calls my friend Marie for some advice. She has 9 (due with 10 this fall) kids. She gave some advice and came over with some Motrin. Nathan put Ethan in the tub with cold water. You can imagine how much he liked that! And then he tucked him into bed and kept checking on him until I got home.
The rest of the night included at least 4 trips into Ethan’s room since he was throwing up. At 11:30 we called clinic so we could get the on-call doctor. Ethan’s temp was still pretty high and I couldn’t convert to according to the chart I had telling me when to call. We were happy to discover that it was our doctor who was on call and she called us back and told us what to watch for.
On Tuesday, Ethan basically laid on the couch all day and his temp stayed high. He complained of a tummy ache and only ate breakfast. He kept going to the bathroom often, but not a lot seemed to be coming out. So, between that, his temp and complaining about his tummy. I decided we should have the doctor look at him. Not an easy accomplishment being a 1 vehicle family. By the time Nathan came home, I had packed in over-night bag for Ethan and myself in case this was appendicitis. We took off at 3:00. Several times on the way, he said he felt like puking and he was crying because his tummy hurt.
As soon as Dr. Beulke looked at him, he felt better. Go figure. No tummy pain when she poked him. Temp was down to 100. She was a little concerned the the symptoms might indicate a bladder infection. That’s very uncommon in boys and ususally indicates something else is wrong. The initial lab work came back negative, but we will get more detailed results by Friday. We were releaved and a little perplexed that he got better so quickly. Today, he is still a little warm and lethargic. I hope it’s a bug that passes soon.
Then, last night, I went to a meeting for the Bible Study leaders that was at our church. On the way home, about a mile from the church, I was pulled over by a police officer. He told me that I wasn’t staying between the lines and that he had been following me for a little while. So, he checked my license and insurance and looked me up and all that stuff and then came back and told me to do him a “favor” and “keep between the lines”. Whatever. I had been between the lines. I personally think he targeted me because I was leaving the church and there is an AA meeting that meets there on Tuesday night. I was very upset.
That was my Tuesday. Crazy day.
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All I used for these pages: photo album, paper trimmer, photo edge rounder, decorative paper and stickers (cut to 4×6) and adhesive.
As you can see, I didn’t have to really think about where I was going to put all the fancy things. I cut some paper down to fot the 4×6 slots. I used one of them for journaling and one for a sticker. Easy!
