This Week at Our House # 50

1. John had a job interview on Monday that went well. But we are still waiting. The kids have been quite sick this week and they are still sick. John has spent a lot of time caring for sick kids.
2. I used the money my friends gave me for Christmas and so I spent two evenings away shopping. I took Josh with me one night, and Ruth, Arwen, and Susan the next. Josh knows about some things, but I told him that I actually did not buy them after all, so he would have to ask Santa. And he believed me. Josh really needed the one on one time with me, so making Christmas a compete surprise became a secondary concern. 
3. Ruth was sick a couple of days, but just took medicine and went to school anyway. She had her friend, Desi, come over Friday and they went to Ruth's home school friend's party. 
4. I could say all of the same things about Kate that I said about Ruth. Kate refuses to miss any days of school, and she had a lot of fun at the party too.
5. Johnny came down with the fever and cough Tuesday at school and missed the rest of the week. He is still coughing pretty hard, but he will have to get back to school and get everything made up before Christmas break that begins after school on Friday. Tomorrow, I plan to give him medicine before school and then go to the school to give him a little more.
6. Adam missed the entire week of school, including his Christmas concert. He had such a bad cough, I just couldn't send him to school. He seems to be better now and only coughing occasionally. When I went to get his make up work, his teacher and classmates all said they missed him.
7. Rachel did not get sick until Saturday night. She was hoping to be the only one to stay well, but now she has a fever above 104. I think we have influenza.
8. Anya has had a fever between 101 and 104 for 11 days now. I am going to take her to the doctor tomorrow.
9. Joseph was sick by Tuesday morning and he is still very sick. I am going to take him to the doctors tomorrow too.
10. Josh was sick for a couple of days, but now he is just coughing a little. When I took him Christmas shopping, I went to Toys R Us just for him. He loved it there and wanted just about everything he saw, but behaved himself very well.
11. Arwen was sick for just a couple of days too. She still has a pretty runny nose, but is otherwise fine.
12. Susan had the fever for just a couple of days, and like Arwen still just has a runny nose. This illness seems to affect the middle kids the worst.

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