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Okay, here we go again.

Nobody else got the secondary infection - and when I need both the inhaler AND the cough syrup with codeine in it to stop coughing long enough to sleep, and then have to clear my sinuses of the same amount of goo four mornings running....

Yup, back to the doctor for antibiotics I go.

Someone put a mask on my icon, please.

Kid is back to daycare this morning - I'm sure he missed it. They are also going to start doing more water play (it's hot enough, boy howdy) so he had swim trunks and closed toe plastic shoes with beach towel added to his cubby this week.

I'd consider swimming lessons except I'm too sick. They do them on Sunday mornings. *facesmacks* Another reason for the copay tonight. Oh, and no swimsuit. Lost the weight and haven't gotten around to buying a new one. Yeah, really.

Something I had not expected to crop up - I can come up with a bunch of things *I* want to do with the kid, but not many of them seem to be panning out with regard to what he does innately.

We spent a lot of time yesterday just hanging out watching movies, with him getting easily distracted...which kinda concerns me. It's almost like I'm entertaining him...not parenting. And I surely can't do anything without him attached to my hip. Hence, my 'now what do I do?' reaction about 3:30 PM on Sunday afternoons. I have an hour and a half of a kid who wants - something to do with me - and I'm fresh out. And tired out. Oh, that's right - I'm sick. Nevermind. (I keep forgetting. This is not normal. I'm not always going to be sick. Except I have been since he got here. Right. What would I know.)

AX is this weekend - I have GOT to get better by then, or all the work (and $$$) I'm putting into doing it is going to feel pretty damn stupid by the end. To the good, we have a fantastic backup sitter onboard now, though.

LOCALS - my daycare is doing a car wash fundraiser. Will be tapping everyone - it lets them keep doing great stuff without raising my tuition costs, and it's not selling candles or wrapping paper...let alone the scary frozen cookie dough/cheesecakes. Let's face it - who doesn't need a car wash?

Don't remember when it is. Have stuff in car. Will post later.

Had silverkun nearby for a week - THAT was wonderful. Got the backyard equipment assembled on Sunday morning with his help...and that was all good too.

Will start tapping committee members to be onhand in August for birthday party.

Considering puppy party. But first - gotta get through today, doctor tonight and hopefully better by Wednesday.

(Who suggested 'Perdido Street Station' to me? Found it unread on the shelf over the weekend and it's been AWESOME so far.)

Okay, here we go again.

Nobody else got the secondary infection - and when I need both the inhaler AND the cough syrup with codeine in it to stop coughing long enough to sleep, and then have to clear my sinuses of the same amount of goo four mornings running....

Yup, back to the doctor for antibiotics I go.

Someone put a mask on my icon, please.

Kid is back to daycare this morning - I'm sure he missed it. They are also going to start doing more water play (it's hot enough, boy howdy) so he had swim trunks and closed toe plastic shoes with beach towel added to his cubby this week.

I'd consider swimming lessons except I'm too sick. They do them on Sunday mornings. *facesmacks* Another reason for the copay tonight. Oh, and no swimsuit. Lost the weight and haven't gotten around to buying a new one. Yeah, really.

Something I had not expected to crop up - I can come up with a bunch of things *I* want to do with the kid, but not many of them seem to be panning out with regard to what he does innately.

We spent a lot of time yesterday just hanging out watching movies, with him getting easily distracted...which kinda concerns me. It's almost like I'm entertaining him...not parenting. And I surely can't do anything without him attached to my hip. Hence, my 'now what do I do?' reaction about 3:30 PM on Sunday afternoons. I have an hour and a half of a kid who wants - something to do with me - and I'm fresh out. And tired out. Oh, that's right - I'm sick. Nevermind. (I keep forgetting. This is not normal. I'm not always going to be sick. Except I have been since he got here. Right. What would I know.)

AX is this weekend - I have GOT to get better by then, or all the work (and $$$) I'm putting into doing it is going to feel pretty damn stupid by the end. To the good, we have a fantastic backup sitter onboard now, though.

LOCALS - my daycare is doing a car wash fundraiser. Will be tapping everyone - it lets them keep doing great stuff without raising my tuition costs, and it's not selling candles or wrapping paper...let alone the scary frozen cookie dough/cheesecakes. Let's face it - who doesn't need a car wash?

Don't remember when it is. Have stuff in car. Will post later.

Had silverkun nearby for a week - THAT was wonderful. Got the backyard equipment assembled on Sunday morning with his help...and that was all good too.

Will start tapping committee members to be onhand in August for birthday party.

Considering puppy party. But first - gotta get through today, doctor tonight and hopefully better by Wednesday.

(Who suggested 'Perdido Street Station' to me? Found it unread on the shelf over the weekend and it's been AWESOME so far.)

God, I'm getting used to this. Help. No normal person should be sick this much.

Back at work, but having two actual days available for sick time - comparative heaven. I spent yesterday asleep or reading, got two books finished (that I'd had working for months) and feel much better for it. The fact that I could stay in bed was incredible.

Jim is back to near normal and the kid is no longer popping 104+ fevers every 12 hours. Kid can go back to daycare on Monday - but Jim has spent the last four days at home sick with him.

I'm paying attention, because Jim is much more laid back in style than I have been - I was thinking he was playing, playing, playing...and he hasn't been. Of course, he was dealing with a sick kid and watching too much television. (That bit him in the butt yesterday when kid wasn't tired enough for a nap.)

To say the routines have been disrupted would be an understatement. I think that might be at the root of all the other bonding/attachment/transition issues we've been seeing as well.

In some ways, we're back to square one - in others, we're rushing ahead at a pace that could get pretty rocky. And I have enough language to ask if the 'Mama Mama Mama' calls are for me or someone else. We have enough language to tell the kid 'she's not coming' and he understands.

And I have a revised list of expectations - one, that if he still remembers his foster mother, it's not because I'm full of fail. (You get told the kid 'forgets' quickly, and transfers that attachment to you. 'Quickly' is not a quantative statement. I thought as the language switched, so was the attachment. Not exactly.)

I will need more time outside the house to be me. I'll have to - the revised expectation is that it's going to be a year before he really is comfortable with us, and stops rejecting me because his foster mother isn't me. If I forget who I am - this all falls apart, because taking my cues from the family life isn't going to be a positive experience. And to stay positive...I'm going to have to get my batteries charged someway.

In other news, I have successfully played my first game of Magic, done what I wanted to do in Photoshop and discovered Peggle.

Now, to get well again. Stay tuned.

June 9th - June 22th.

Being unsick? Was nice while it lasted.

I've got Jim's bug - the only question now is how sick I'm actually going to get.

*kicks*

June 9th - June 22th.

Being unsick? Was nice while it lasted.

I've got Jim's bug - the only question now is how sick I'm actually going to get.

*kicks*

Saturday afternoon, after taking a three hour nap, we found the kid had a temp. A rather alarming one of 102.5, clear out of the blue.

Coming so soon after the step, my alarm bells went off and into Urgent Care we went.

Except the wait was shorter in ER - so we moved.

Blood, urine, x-rays - more cultures, and some Tylenol on top of the Advil we've been giving.

Get cleared for anything related to the strep (did I mention he was rechecked not 24 hours prior and given a thumbs up? Right. Moving on...), we go home, put him to bed about 10:00 and he wakes at about 2:30 AM with 104.5.

We call after hours, we take appropriate actions - and get him in this morning at 9:00. Again, we confirm this is most likely viral and unless something else shows up in the meantime, allow it to run its course, and treat symptomatically.

UH. Father's Day? Right. Fergettit. And Jim is working sick on top of it - yet ANOTHER bug, from all appearances.

We just put him to bed, drugged to keep the temp down to nearly normal - let's hope he falls off fast. Jim needs the rest.

Me, I'll be up a bit later.

The boys are home sick tomorrow - me, I get to go to work.

Sis will be here tomorrow night - that's something, I guess.

Xander has scarlett fever. Now, with extra special 'you've exposed all your friends, not to mention YOU'RE NEXT' -

Wow, it was great not to be sick for .. less than two weeks.

(And with a fever, Xander doesn't stop crying. Throat probably feels like it's scalded and it doesn't slow him down a bit. Sandbagger. Taking notes kid. Holy cow.)

Xander has scarlett fever. Now, with extra special 'you've exposed all your friends, not to mention YOU'RE NEXT' -

Wow, it was great not to be sick for .. less than two weeks.

(And with a fever, Xander doesn't stop crying. Throat probably feels like it's scalded and it doesn't slow him down a bit. Sandbagger. Taking notes kid. Holy cow.)

I seem to be finally well again. If there's anything left, it appears to allergy related.

Lessee.

That's 11 weeks of sick. And I haven't killed anyone yet.

And now for my next trick, taking down the humidifiers and finding a good place to store them.

*hack*

Yeah, still have bronchitis.