Strep

 Oh boy! Goofy stayed home from school today because he threw up last night and had a bad headache. Rosie's eye was looking really infected, so I decided to call the school district clinic and see if they could take a look at it. When I got there, I apologized for having Goofy with me and the secretary said, "You know that headache and throwing up are signs of strep throat, right?" I had never heard that before, but she encouraged me to just sign him in and have him checked as well. Since I had nothing to lose, I went ahead. Rapid strep came back positive. (Could hardly believe it since he seemed fine and doesn't have his tonsils!) I said maybe they should check Shortcake as well, even though strep hardly ever presents itself in someone under 3-years-old. Her rapid strep came back positive a few minutes later. I asked if they could squeeze my other three kids in that afternoon because they had all been sick the week before. Since it was a four-day weekend, I figured I better get them all checked out. Tink, Bucko, and Minnie all thought I was crazy taking them in since they all swore they were fine. Every.single.child was positive for strep! Since Rosie did indeed have an infected eye, all six of my children were on antibiotics. Oh fun. But I woke up to this beautiful sunrise and thanked my blessings, especially the one in the form of the secretary who encouraged me to have Goofy checked for strep.