Bubble Gum Medicine

Yes! In our house, we call it the bubble gum medicine. Yes, in our house, the kids actually love it. Yes, in our house we currently have not 1, or 2, or 3, but 4 of us on bubble gum medicine!!!! (Oh - you may be more familiar with it's proper name - Amoxicillin.)

So, as they say on the farm "when it rains, it dumps buckets" and that is what happened to us! Not only has it been raining outside for days now - it has also been 'raining' inside my house! It started with the Wild One last Tuesday, then the Little Man came down with it on Wednesday and to round off the week - Miss Bug and I caught the dreadful thing on Saturday. Strep Throat - yuck :(

This was a first for us. Of all the things we have had - we've never entered the world of strep. I have to say that if I look into another throat, I might just get sick again. Seriously - the human throat is an UGLY  UGLY thing!!

All in all, I guess it was a good week to be down. With the rain and colder weather - who wants to be up and at 'em- right?!? Looking for the silver lining here...

Anyway, we are all on the mend now. Toothbrushes are disinfected, blankets and sheets are washed and all cups have been scalded. So, until another ear infection invades our house - I can say bye bye to the bubble gum medicine for now!

Oh - sorry for the gross throat image! Here - let's end with this thought and image --- "And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.” (G.K. Chesterton)