Wow

Most of you are of my generation and may have spent as many hours as I did reading Little House on the Prairie. Remember when Mary got Scarlet Fever and went blind? For whatever reason, that and croup (a la Anne of Green Gables) have stayed in my mind as "serious" illnesses. Ted has spent the last 7 days "with a bad cold." The skin beneath his nose and around his mouth was broken out and his fingers "probably from gymnastics" were peeling. Today I took him in to our "homeopathic MD" just to check things out. He took one look at him and said, "It's Scarlet Fever. That's a form of Strep." "I have Strep," I said. "Ah," he said, with a very kind "Well, DUH!" twinkle in his eye. The whole family is on antibiotics now and will all soon be rid of this. What a week. Luckily, and there are so many lucky things to this, Ted has felt great this whole week, completing his homework, his schoolwork, extra work, many crafts and many (many) games. Another plus is that strep, in all its various incarnations, is still MUCH better for Ted to battle than the flu, which puts asthmatics into the hospital with pneumonia right away.
So, phew. Moving on now. (Please!)

Thank you, Top Tooth #2

That didn't take long. I am so in love with the cuteness of this, I can hardly stand it. I hope he doesn't learn how to shoot water out of his mouth through the gap. I have a vague recollection of some boys doing that at the girls at recess. Must have been 1st or 2nd grade. Funny. We had ice cream (well, Ted had sorbet in a GF cone) to celebrate this much-looked-forward-to milestone. 

We also saw our new homeopathic MD today and the kids really liked him. He's so friendly and nice, like a teddy bear, but well-groomed. He wants Sam allergy tested. Our only worries about Sam are his constant runny nose and emotional fragility. Both, apparently, could be food-related. He also wants us to double his fish oils, which are known to improve mood. So we'll do that tomorrow, along with the dentist. Fun day! Heh.

I took a lovely run this morning on Ole's Orchard (the hill behind our house). It's usually too muddy this time of year, but it was fine. It felt so good. I love that trail. And now, I'm off to do LEVEL 3 of the 30 Day Shred. Yikes. Sometimes I frighten myself.