Avelyn just spent the past five days in a sweaty blur of a 103 degree fever, strep throat, barfing, and more midnight acetaminaphen suppositories than either of us cares to remember. The poor kid. Every day I would assure her that surely she would feel better by tomorrow. But then the next day would … [Read more...]
Passing It Along
On Thursday Ava Scarlett casually dropped into conversation that she'd kissed her "boyfriend" the previous day during their playdate at his house.On Friday afternoon she had a big nap while she fought a fever.On Saturday, she complained that her throat hurt when she swallowed, and her … [Read more...]
Strep Throat = Just Kill Me, Why Don’tcha.
Late last week I received an email from a dear old friend with words to the effect of I know it's last minute, but my band is playing in town tonight, blah, blah, blah, I'll leave you tickets at the door... will you come?It had been a dog's age since I've seen his face, apart from on television now … [Read more...]