Foul Friday into Set off Saturday

The title has double meaning.  1st and foremost the smell was horrible.  2nd is was another sick day.  I started getting sick this day.  Abi was running slight fever and had some congestion.  Then Bill around 10 pm or so was visiting the throne.   I know, I know, TMI but face it this was our vacation.

With little to no sleep I was roused by Josh.  You know what's coming, the next victim.  We could not get out of that place fast enough.  (It was still to early to leave about 4 am.)  We rested some more and I was able to get two solid hours of sleep.  We packed up as quick as we physically could and set off for our ride home.  While hoping and praying to get home in one day, I was skeptical as I had no more that 8 hours sleep in the previous 3 nights.

Made good time.  Hit some accidents.  It was bike week in Orlando and they did not fair so well on the ride home.  It was not a good sight when we passed one accident.  Prayers went for that one.

With many stops later and more traffic we were able to make it to Virginia about midnight for some sleep.  Let's just say that we would not have made it that far but the Lord had other plans.  A whole hour prior we began stopping to find a place but they were booked!!!   Bill looked on iPad and found a place so we forged forward.  The best thing was that we only had a few hours of drive time then on Sunday.  5 hours!!!

As for this vacation... It has cured me of Disney.  I have no desire to go back anytime soon.  The entire vacation was very unusual for us.  The kids even were not happy with this one.  Stephen said it was the worst vacation ever.  I could not dispute that.

Worst Wednesday into Terrible Thursday

While walking down main street to exit the place, my Abs gets sick.  Let's just say it was ugly!!    It was the start of a horrible night.  The worst night of my life as a Mom.  I have never seen anyone like that.  (I know why I did not choose the medical profession.)

I was awake all night.  Cleaning and washing and scrubbing everything in sight.  Everything that she contaminated.  And let's just say she contaminated it all.  Bill was a trooper doing what he could.  He too got little to no sleep.  Every time she made a noise we jumped up in the bed to make sure she was okay.  Yes, we did place her in our room because she was that bad.   She was so out of it, I had to wake her up to let her know she needed to be cleaned.  And her response was, "Oh, I did it again?"  We were worried we would need to take her to get some fluids pumped into her.

But Thursday, while not as bad as Wednesday, is still pretty terrible.  God is so good as this was to be our down day.  We had nothing scheduled.  Stephen went with Mike and Rose to a spring training game so we were just going to hang by pool and go walking around Boardwalk or Downtown.  But we have her quarantined in the room so as to not let this spread.

As I stated in earlier posts there has been sickness going around and so far Abs has it the worst hands down.  No one has even come close.  But now the remaining ones of us not sick are wondering if and when will be ours and how bad.

BTW - while typing this I received a message from Rose that Mike is feeling queasy so they are leaving game early and coming back to house.

Safe to say this will be a vacation that will live in infamy in the Shea family.

Mike did in fact get sick at the ball game and on the ride back home.  Stephen was the calm in the car.  Rose is not good at driving places she doesn't know and when Mike needed her to stop, Ste helped guide her over to the shoulder.  Crazy crazy crazy!!!!

My very sick girl!

Bill!

Josh enjoyed the pool the most!

Look she is up and eating!!!!

Sick

Poor Josh got a summer cold.  He is not happy.  Sleeping has been challenging as well as just breathing throughout the day.  Bummer.  He and I stayed home from church today so we don't infect others.  Also to get him well.  He has been so tired, he has put himself to bed at night. 

He loves church.  So not going was a sad moment for him.  He has been waking up early to go in with Bill.  (They need to be there by 7:30.)  He enjoys going in and helping Bill set the video up and they usually stop at Dunkin Donuts for some breakfast.   So, after we dropped off Ste and Abs, I treated him to some Starbucks.  I think that made it a little bit better. 

He is already worrying about next week and making sure he will be able to go!  Such a sweetheart!

Nature club....Not!

For the last week, Abigail has been excited about the nature club that her and Josh have been signed up for. Well, today was the 2nd one and I missed it!! Yup! Thought I knew where I was going and got totally lost. Used the GPS on the phone and it took me to the back of the mountain and the back entrance for the horse-trailers. I had to drive all around the mountain to get to the correct entrance. That took me 25 minutes! (Gotta love Jersey!). When we arrived nobody was there! Abs wanted to stay but there is nothing to do there! That was a very big waste of time.

I apologized and told the kids that we have to trust God that he allowed it to happen for a reason. I think it was due to the fact that Joshua is not feeling 100%. He has a very stuffy nose and was complaining about ear pressure this morning. With it being so cold outside I think the Lord knew best what to do for this family. Abigail agreed when she heard Josh and his cough on the way home.

This morning I did take Josh to the doctor, as mentioned above, about his ear. Thankfully there was only redness. The doctor did give me a prescription, just in case. I do pray that we don't have to use it and that he is able to get this over with very soon! I have been absolutely nuts about disinfecting and making sure we are all washing our hands faithfully. The kids think I am insane but I told them sick kids cannot go visiting next week!!!

Recovering Slowly

Still feeling a little under the weather.  Certainly not 100%.   Have some testing to get done in regards to health.  I will update in about a month.  That is how long it will take to schedule and have results sent to doctor and then consultation.  Welcome to getting older.  My doctor, whom I grow fonder every time I see him, told me when you go to a visit with him you want to strive for boring.  I am currently not boring.  I am far too interesting.  Hence all the testing.  Upon leaving he said a toast to hoping I become more boring with each return visit.  

Now my Joshua is sick.  He got hit hard.  Cannot breathe no matter what I give him.   He is just so clogged up.  He actually has a foggy head!   I pray he feels better throughout night or else a problem may occur tomorrow as it is the NJ Homeschool Convention.  Oh well, gotta trust Lord.  He is sovereign.  

Sick and tired of being sick

Well Monday was a wash.  My body has succumbed to this cold full force.  I have not felt this way for some time so I guess complaining would be senseless.   It was great to be able to relax and fight this thing off.  But I fear my crazy week ago will leave me weak and therefore unable to combat this sickness.