Predators Date Night & Wellness report

Despite the fact that our entire family has been in major quarentine for the past 3 weeks more or less... Mike and I went on a date! Yes, it's true. We paid a babysitter and everything so we could do to a Predators game Saturday night (they lost in O.T. to the Canadians. boo). We went with Matt and Nanci and had our typical fun time :). We are so glad we went, even if I was falling asleep during the game for being up since 6am and worked all day. Also, we left Evan at home with Heather with a 102 temp. I felt very guilty but he was in very capable and knowlegable hands. Heather Elam is the best! (she was paid generously. he he) Thank you for arranging our date Michael, you are the best. Looking forward to next time.

WELLNESS

In other news... Our family has been down for the count in the last 3 or so months, for the following: Hand Foot and Mouth Disease, Allergies, Teething, Strep Throat (for 3). Since the kids entered school/day care in mid August, Cora Grace has had a Black eye and HFMD, twice (currently recovering from 2nd bout). Evan has been bit 2 times (in 3 places, one left a visable and lasting scar near his left armpit), scratched twice (the one on his neck/collar bone has left a big scar), HFMD once and something wrong with his eye last week. Unrelated to School Cora Grace has eczema, therefore making her skin VERY sensitive to everything she touches. She got contact dermetitis from playing on a school playground - we've treated it with cortesone creme and lotion. She has been teething so bad. For the longest time, she's only had 8 teeth; four on top, four on bottom. Now she is getting 2 molars on top that are coming down sooooo slow! She has been miserable. Chewing to wounding her finger"S", runny nose all over her face, cough and sneezing from drainage, TIRED from pain, pain, irratable, runny diapers, LOTS of messy diapers and loss of appetite (all symptoms also from HFMD btw so she's had a double whammy. lovely.) I haven't been to church in a month and would have missed this past Sunday, teaching my class but it was Stake Conference. I would have missed because... After I got Strep Throat a week and and a half ago (started penecillin on a wed), Mike got diagnosed with it the next week and a few days later on Friday, poor Evan got a positive swab so he got a shot! He's had an off and on fever ever since and has had a diet of fruit popsicles, electrolyte drink, saltine crackers, ginger ale, waffles, cream of wheat and water since Friday. He had CG have lived off Childrens Allergy med, tylenol and ibuprofin. I have never experienced so much distruction in my life! :) I really hope and PRAY PRAY PRAY we stay well as we have a trip coming up that we cannot bare to lose time being sick for. Good news: after literally 2 months of runny nose and a week of booger/snot face when she wakes up in the a.m., Cora Grace has woke up the last two mornings with a dry nose! Whoo hoo!! Also, thank goodness teething tablets are back. They work like a dream!!!!!!!! So, to sum up, we are all currently WELL. CROSS YOUR FINGERS!!! :) lol.