I guess you could say tonight was the calm before the storm. I went into work today which turned out to be a pleasant day. Nothing like Mexican, M&M’s, Root Beer, friends and very little work to make a day.
Emma however was fighting a fever all day. Scott kept Tylenol in her throughout the day and I just had to give her another dose before she went to bed. Lexi had a fever last night but woke up with what feels like maybe a slight fever but she’s been acting completely normal.
Emma on the other hand sat in the recliner the ENTIRE evening barely saying a word which is NOT like her AT ALL. MIL stopped by to see them since she had planned to keep them tonight. She’s convinced Emma has the mumps as her cheeks do look a bit swollen. But I looked it up and mumps are rare these days barring an outbreak somewhere in the Midwest two years ago and it’s caused by a virus so there’s not much they can do. I’m just going to keep an eye on her fever for now and if her cheeks or jaws become painful, I’ll take her in to the doctor just to verify her diagnosis. Who knows what it is though.
So basically all that to say we had a VERY quiet night at home. I kept up with the laundry and the kids basically watched TV. I hate for them to watch it that long but Emma really didn’t feel like doing anything else and Lexi made herself busy on her own as always.
Tomorrow MIL is planning to get the girls assuming they are fever-free in the morning. I’m hoping to clean the house while they’re gone and maybe start packing for both me and the girls for next week. Scott’s not too great at the outfit thing so I’m planning to lay out some clothes for them and go ahead and pack their overnight bags for Tuesday and Wednesday.
I’m getting pretty excited about going. I’m really going to miss my family but I know it will be a great week and honestly, I really need to be a youth camp junkie for a week.