This Week at Our House #5 Dentist and Sickness

We had dentist appointments on Monday and again on Tuesday, and then Thursday Johnny had a fever and by Saturday everyone else was sick. School was a little odd for all of that, and I got little laundry done. While some people are feeling better now, this is clearly not a 24 or 48 hour illness.

1. Ruth actually only felt very tired and not very sick until Monday, so she was the last man down and did a lot to help Saturday when I felt feverish. She's still working on her illustrations for her first book. She is also writing a really interesting story. I'm not sure if that will turn into something big or not.
2. Kate was the second to fall ill. She laid in bed all day on Friday unable to even eat a few grains of rice or watch tv. 
3. Johnny was very sick Thursday and it wasn't until the evening that we noticed anything was wrong. I think he tried to do his ordinary work before we realized that he needed to be laying down. 
4. Adam was very matter of fact about being sick. I came home from grocery shopping on Friday and he had a fever, but had just said, "I think I am sick, but I am not sure," and then he carried in all the groceries with Ruth.
5. Rachel stayed well longer, but when it hit her, it really hit her. She was very sick for about 48
   
   hours.
6. Anya was one of the people who went to the dentist and I got to learn that she is not brushing well enough, so she had tartar and cavities and Anya agreed that she does not try to clean her teeth well.
7. Joseph went to the dentist too. He had one cavity, but I think it is a small one in a baby molar, so they are not going to fix it, as it should come out before it becomes a problem. Otherwise, his teeth were clean. Joseph takes good care of his teeth.
8. Joshua played all week until he got sick Friday night, and then he laid around miserable and coughing over the weekend. I was away half the school week for dental appointments, so he had to work independently, and he did that well. He still likes a lot of help with reading and school.
9. Arwen and Susan woke up sick together Friday morning. She did not eat a thing before Sunday night, even though she got over the stomach part early on.
10. Susan has a lot of dental work that needs to be done. It's going to be hard and I haven't yet gotten her to a dentist who can do the work.
11. Samuel had his very first ever dentist appointment and he has a clean mouth with no cavities. He sat as cute as can be too. He did everything he was told and sat perfectly still, but looked frightened and would not say a word until he got to the treasure chest. 
12. Poor Gideon. Once he got sick, he was miserable and would not be put down for anything. He is still like that, though his fever is gone.