Last Thursday my students went on a class
trip to Medieval Times. We ate with our hands, saw a jousting match, crowned a
princess, and learned how to become a knight. The kids had a great time and
were well behaved. What more could a teacher ask for?
Friday: We grilled out at my grandparents
and said goodbye to my Uncle Robert who headed back to NJ for the summer. Piper
had her first taste of Sunny’s baked beans and LOVED them. Not that I expected anything
otherwise, our family has a soft spot for Sunny’s BBQ.
Saturday: Mr. R. and I have been putting off
our monthly BIG SHOP and by Saturday our fridge and pantry were almost bare. One
cannot live off popcorn and canned black beans alone. As a family we headed to
Costco and our poor scion was stuffed to the brim as we made the trek back to
St. Augustine. The good news is NO ONE and that means you MR. R. cannot
complain there is NOTHING for dinner.
Sunday: Pip woke up late Saturday night
with a fever. It broke when we gave her Tylenol, but she was incredibly fussy
and uncomfortable all night. We figured it was teething, those darn teeth!,
gave her ora-jel and headed back to bed. Mid Sunday we discovered that she had
a large pimple on her bottom that was painful to the touch. She continued to
run a low grade fever all day. And by Sunday night the pimple had burst and was
starting to ooze. We called the after-hours number for her doctor and made an
appointment for Monday morning.
Monday: Pip and Mr. R. head to the doctor and
I go to work. At 10:30 the school secretary come to my classroom and tells me
PIP IS IN THE HOSPITAL! It turns out the
pimple was actually a boil containing a staph infection. It has infiltrated her
subcutaneous tissues and was causing her fever. She was started on antibiotics immediately.
The boil was too large to drain all at
once so every 6 hours the nurses/doctor would try to extract more of the pus.
Tuesday: 24 hours in the hospital.
GOOD NEWS: Pip’s fever has broken. And the boil has been
reduced to the size of pencil point. She has had lots of visitors from church
and the neighborhood. We really have an awesome adopted Florida family.
BAD NEWS: She is refusing to sleep or eat
and is very irritable. She is being housed on the newborn floor and loves
looking at the new babies in the nursery. We spend a lot of time roaming the
halls and hanging out with the nurses. Also,
my grandfather has been admitted to the hospital with a terrible cough and low
blood count. Six hours later my grandmother is also admitted to the hospital
with a high fever and high white blood cell count.
Wednesday: 48 hours in the hospital.
GOODNEWS: Pip’s white blood count came down
and her infection is almost contained. She is no longer contagious and she was
RELEASED from the hospital! We can finally get some much needed rest! My grandfather
was released from the hospital as well and is hopefully on the mend.
BADNEWS: My grandmother was diagnosed with
the flu and is under quarantine. Her fever is down, she is feeling better, but
will not be coming home as soon as we had hoped.
Thursday:
We are exhausted, but thankful to be home and getting back to normal. Three
cheers that tomorrow is the weekend!
