Sick....

Hello everyone!

I had planned on posting about Austin's and my birthday today, but things turned out differently. 3/7 of our family is sick now, so today was a little busier than usual (if that's possible!).

Saturday, Dad took Leslie up to a friend's house about 3-1/2 hours away for a debate tournament, and then took Austin camping and hiking. Austin ended up getting sick and slept the whole way home. This morning, we got a call from Leslie (she sounded horrible, poor thing), saying that she too was sick. So, Dad had to drive those 3-1/2 hours (and 3-1/2 hours back) all over again to pick Leslie up. So much for her debate tournament! Meanwhile, Dad got sick also.

So, Dad, Leslie, and Austin all have the flu - a moderately high fever and a pretty bad cold, accompanied by a racking cough.

I suppose if we lived a long time ago, we would be making poultices and mustard plasters, but since this is the 21st century, they're taking colloidal silver, eating chicken broth, drinking lots of water, and taking their vitamins.

Please pray that Katelyn Grace and Mom don't get sick!!! If Katelyn Grace gets sick, it could very easily develop into pneumonia, which could be very serious.

Hoping that this post finds all of you in better health than we are right now,

-Lauren for the whole family