There are two things that strike the fear of God into teachers and parents.
#1 – those little tiny white bugs that we have managed to avoid so far….I’ll let Tracey deal with the lice thanks.
#2 – BARF. Yes. And believe me the season is upon us.
Despite all my weird quirks and things that send ME running for the trash can (including gum and regurgitated food), I’m actually okay with barf.
For teachers though, I can understand the shell shocked look they get. Today, Will’s teacher looked pale, ‘we lost three of them today’. It’s like they were at Pearl Harbour. The thing at school is that these are rarely isolated incidents. It becomes a bit like that scene in Stand By Me!
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One starts and then they all start. And for the parents, you go home and you wait. You feel their heads every five minutes. If they cough, you’re running for the bucket. Tonight, Will had a sore tummy and we sat in the bathroom for half an hour…him on the can and me holding a bucket. So classy. Now I’m sitting downstairs, knowing I should go to bed since more than likely at 1am, I’ll be running down the hall to try and stay true to my personal best of catching that puke before it hits the sheets! Who needs the Olympics? I’m not sure I’ve ever felt more accomplished as when I did that!
So, I’ll write this. And then I’ll prep for battle. Put aside a blankie or two so one is always clean. Get some extra sheets ready in both of our rooms and then get into bed and wait.
Welcome flu season! Goodbye blueberries, sausage and spaghetti. See you in the summer when there is no chance of you staining my carpets!
What about you? How goes the flu battle?
Older post to comment on, but the thing is in recent weeks the flu has become so widespread that it has reached epidemic proportions across the United States and made hundreds of victims.
Here’s a few highlights on the myths and realities that surround the flu: ►http://kiss951.cbslocal.com/2014/01/20/the-flu-has-officially-reached-epidemic-proportions/
Protecting and preventing a tragedy can be simple though, starting with washing your hands properly and wearing a face mask: ►http://ca.en.safety.ronco.ca/products/179/ronco-pm3-pleated-face-mask.html
they were talking about it at our school, too. “we lose at least two a day!” gawd, just wash your hands, girls! maybe we wont’ get it cuz we had the dreaded lice come over for a visit last week. thank goodness for straight hair!
OH NO!! Dude, I hope this thing is short-lived, and that you don’t catch anything… gah!! So far, everyone is well here (and still lice-free *shudders*) but I’m watchful at this time of year too… ack. Hang in there, sistah!! xox
Valentine’s evening, 2009. Preschooler twin girls barfing, in tandem, with me holding 2 barf buckets – praying to god and anyone else I could think of that their 5 year old sister didn’t start too. Their hair pulled back into quick ponies because I can’t hold 2 barf buckets AND two sets of hair at the same time. Not my finest hour. But then….two wee feverish girlies, crashed out in our bed, hugging each other in their sleep, matching barf buckets beside them on the bedside tables. Sigh – sweetness. (Until about 2 hours later…..) Good luck to you, Sara – and Will! I feel the impending doom of flu season creeping toward me like a black fog even now.