Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Things I love about Heather!! This is a special TT that I'm hoping others will join me on...I'm going to pass it on to Laurie and Susan and hope they will pass it onto others as well. Heather is my best friend. She's fighting cancer right now and she's going to beat it because she is the most stubborn and wonderful person I know...So this TT is especially for her...don't wait until Thursday to continue the list!!! 1. She has an amazing love for God. 2. She has an amazing love for her family. 3. She is a terrific cook and ENJOYS cooking! 4. She makes a mean cup of coffee. 5. She always shows up at the right time with coffee or diet coke in hand. 6. She makes me laugh. 7. She loves me. 8. She loves my kids. 9. She sings harmony beautifully. 10. She is kind to everyone. 11. She always finds time to make cookies for a shut in or dinner for a sick friend. 12. She's the best doula in the world!! 13. She's the most beautiful person I think I've ever met both inside and out. I am so blessed to have had her presence in my life and neighborhood for the past nine (almost) years. I look forward to a million more years of close friendship both here and in heaven!! Links to other Thursday Thirteens!

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Poor Little Punkin'

This was the best smile she could give me!!

 

The saga began the week after Thanksgiving. Sarah started to act like she had a cold. She would spike a fever between 99 and 103 but then it would go away and she would be fine. After a week of this we decided she needed to go to the doctor. The other kids had been sick and it cleared up in a couple of days...she just seemed to be getting worse.

The doctor looked at me like I was a lunatic for bringing her in and told me it was a virus and to keep her comfortable.

It got worse. Her fevers continued to spike up and down now as high 103.8. Then she had a day with no fever and I thought, maybe, just maybe, she had kicked the bug. I was wrong. Sunday night she woke up at 10:30 with a fever of 104.4. I nursed her through it until the next morning and then took her back to the doctor. This time they ran some tests. They did a blood draw to check her white cell count, and a urinalisis to check for a UTI. They ordered a chest x-ray to check for pneumonia. In other words, they had no living clue what my baby had and they were checking everything they could think of. This entire time, her only symptomology is the fevers and a slight head cold. So they start her on Zythromax, a heavy hitting antibiotic that, they tell me, should cover whatever she has. Tuesday night her fever spikes to 104.7, I take her back to the doctor. The run another blood test and another urine culture. For the second time in four days she has blood in her urine so they change her to an antibiotic that targets UTI. Turns out, she has Mono AND a UTI AND they organism causing the UTI is resistant to the antibiotic she is on so they need to change it again. SIGH!!! At least now we KNOW why she was so sick. She actually seems on the mend today and not too much worse for the wear...Her tired mommy, on the other hand, needs to nap for about a month to get over this ordeal!!! 

O Christmas Tree!!

This year we tweaked tradition! We added a chocolate FOUNTAIN for our fondue!! For those of you that don't know, every year when we set up and decorate our Christmas tree we also have fondue for desert. We have done this every year since I can remember, and sometimes more than once in a year because Tim's parents have done this every year for as long as I've known them. The kids love it and it really rings in the beginning of the Christmas season for us!!

Click on the top picture below to see the whole album!!

O Christmas Tree

 

Thursday Thirteen!!

Thirteen Things I am Thankful for... 1. The roof on our house is almost done. 2. good health 3. good doctors 4. free long distance 5. our neighbor's Christmas lights 6. my van is running (I killed the battery yesterday) 7. my awesome church! 8. my boss (who is understanding when I have to stay home with sick kids) 9. my friends 10. my family 11. my kids 12. my husband 13. my GREAT BIG God! I sure am blessed!! Links to other Thursday Thirteens!

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The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!

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