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Tonight is the time change. I should be in bed, asleep right now 'cause it is really 2:10 a.m. here. But, I took a LONG nap this afternoon and now I am wide awake. So, here are a few things I have on my mind...

My daughter woke up with a temperature Thursday morning. She went to stay with my inlaws, her Grandparents. Then yesterday morning she was still running a fever, 102.5. I took her to the doctor. I gave him her symptoms: temp., nonproductive cough, sore throat. He tested her for Strep throat. Negative. He tested her for the Flu. Positive. aaaarrrrgggghhhh!!!!!! So, he gave her Tamiflu, Dytan (cough syrup), and Amoxicillin. My daughter is 8 and she has always been a trooper about being sick. It is very rare that illness gets her down. The flu is no exception. She has been laying around alot. But, she hasn't been whiney or crying. My awesome inlaws met me at the doctors office, in the rain, to pick up the kids so I could run on to lecture.

I was 30 minutes late, but there was still an hour left of class. I hated to walk in late. I have never been late to one of my nursing lectures. We have a few girls who are ALWAYS late. We talk bad about them. So, I had to walk the "walk of shame" to my seat. I was met with questions from my friends who sit on either side of me. I just said: "M's got the flu." That was enough said.

The topic for Wednesday's and Friday's lectures was Medication Administration. It was a whopper of a chapter, 100 pages. I still haven't actually finished reading it. I did outline it up to where I read. My outline is 23 pages! I am not good with condensing it down. But outlining helps me learn the information. Also, I can print it out and carry it around to read when I get the chance.

Okay, so after class, I called my Mother-In-Law. She tells me M is doing okay and that my 4-year-old son, B, has a fever and is feeling really bad. Aaaaarrrrrggggghhhhh!!!!!

From class I had to go get an MRI on my right shoulder. I will try to blog about that experience later.

I went to pick the children up from Grandma's and M was still asleep. I hung out until 5 p.m. and decided I'd better wake her up and go. We got home and B started getting worse. My husband was still working and didn't know when he would be getting home. B's temp was 100.9 and M's was 101.4. So, I gave them both IBU. About 30 minutes after that, B threw up. It really scares him when he throws up. He cries and cries about it. I took his temp and it was then 102.5. Yikes!!!! He threw up some more. I called to find out if the drop-in center we had gone to with M was open. Yes, they would be open until 8 p.m., by that time it was around 7:00. I ran into the living room and told M to go get dressed, we were taking B to the doctor. I grabbed a trash can and a towel before we ran out the door. When we parked in the parking lot of the clinic, B threw up...alot. M was so good with him. She held the bucket for him and then wiped his mouth with the towel. She didn't gross out at all. (Could this be another nurse in the making???) So, we got him in and the same doctor came in to see us that had seen M earlier. He was really good with the children and with me. He tested B for flu...negative. He said he knows that he has it, it is just too soon for it to show up on the test. So, he writes B the exact same regimen of drugs. We go home and settle in for the night. Hubby finally got home around 9:00.

So, both children have the flu. Wow, would it be horrible for me to go check into a luxury hotel for the weekend and let someone else deal with this??? I'm just kidding, I wouldn't dare want to leave these babies when they don't feel good. So, today, Saturday, has been pretty good. The meds seem to really be doing a good job. M has been up and dancing around today, wanting to go outside and play. I wouldn't let them and tried to keep playing, running, etc. down to a minimum for fear she would get a fever again. B has had a low fever all day but has felt okay. He did sleep for a long time this afternoon. When he woke up he was way overdue for Tylenol so his fever was up and his head hurt. But, once he took that it got better. They have both been great about taking their meds with very little complaining. I tasted that Tamiflu and good googly moogly it is horrible. I mix it with a little Sunny D (low sugar) so they can stand it.

My hubby has been sick all day. He won't admit he has the flu. He says he thinks it is just a sinus problem. Hello!?!?! He's been in bed all day, fever, sore throat, coughing, aching. Can you say: F-L-U??? I predict he will have to go to the doctor by Monday and he will miss work this week. I gave him IBU, Alkaseltzer (sp?) cold medicine and he is snoring up a storm in there now. I asked him to sleep upstairs in the guest room so I won't have to be right by him and catch what he has...THE FLU!!!

Today has been alot of waiting on them and passing meds. I did manage to get almost caught up on laundry. I also read over the outline my instructor provided for this week's lecture. We will be working on The Nursing Process. It is kind of tricky, but very interesting.