Unexpected Merry Christmas

This year we stayed in Charlotte for Christmas. All of us, except Addy, got the flu!

It all started on Saturday Dec 13th. Jackson came home from Mimi's house feeling sick. He ended up testing positive for strep (no flu test). He was out of school all week. Monday Mimi got sick. Wednesday Josh and Aaron felt bad. Aaron tested positive for influenza A. And yes, we all got the shot.

Friday Benny started with a croup cough and tight breathing. He got treated with a steroid Monday night. His fever has been all over the place and he's had it the worst. Tonight will be day 7 for him with a fever. He also had a chest xray which showed no pnuemonia.

I started feeling sick Sat night with a scratchy cough. Never got a fever but still have the head cold.

Joyce made Christmas Day very special by having us over for a meal, games, and gifts. Josh also went shopping Christmas Eve night to get the kids each a gift since all of theirs are in Ohio. (They get so many from others, we usually don't buy them anything.)

Love and miss our extended Ohio family. Still so many reasons to be thankful.