Debbie, Take a deep breath............and baby steps.... As for the youngest having strep..I know what your going thru...both of my older kids have had it this week and went back to school after being on antibotics for 24 hours. I know what you mean about fighting a child to do their homework...my oldest still has not brought home his from when he was out for a couple of days. I told him i wanted notes from every teacher this evening with any and all missing assignments otherwise I was going to school on monday and getting them and he could spend the time doing them instead of watching tv or talking on the phone. If he has none for that class then the teacher needs to write it down. So tonight should be interesting.
Hugs, ardella At 03:34 AM 2/15/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Hi guys, I am still here in case anyone wondered. I have been so busy doing >a bunch of nothing that my head is spinning. My older ds finally got caught >up on all of his work that he missed when he had bronchitis for that two >weeks in January. I had to monitor every minute of his work or he would quit >on me. I hate fighting with him but after having no TV priviledges for >almost 3 weeks & still fighting me about the work I thought I was going to go >beserk. It is so stressful & I try to keep it away from DH since he has so >little tolerance for disobedience- not that anyone should have tolerance for >it but he handles it by yelling- thus more stress. I feel that I have been >neglecting younger ds since he is a good student I tend to leave him on his >own since his brother takes so much of my attention. I have let laundry pile >up- clean & folded in one room & dirty in another. Today I didn't get >younger ds's clothes put away. I haven't fixed a decent meal in weeks- all >quickie frozen stuff & take out & Yes I admit it- the Christmas tree is still >up. I actually apologized to it this evening - as if it had somewhere else >it would rather be that I was keeping it from. I haven't watered it in a >month & the needles haven't dropped. It is a wonder!!!! I need a week with >no one her & no outside comittments to get caught up on just my normal >cluttered existance!!! My younger DS started Saturday evening with a very >red blistered throat & a temp. that went up to 104. He has never had one >nearly that high- his normal is 97. In fact he hasn't been to the doctor for >sick visits more than a half dozen times in his life. Well by Monday morning >he still had a temp. of around 102 so I took him to the doctor. She said >that is didn't look like strep but that she thought he had the flu- which >there was no medication for and chloraseptic spray for the sore throat. I >asked for a culture anyway & she reluctantly did it. She doesn't do the >instant cultures since that comes out of her pocket & the insurance companies >don't pay her anything for them. I took the culture to the lab right in her >building at 5:00 on Monday & she said that they would only call if it was >positive. She said (at my insistence) to call by the end of the week if I >didn't hear & I wanted to be sure about the results. He felt better each day >so I sent him back to school today since he wanted to go to the Valentine >Party & I am one of the homeroom mothers & had to help out. I called the >doctors at about noon to ask about the culture results. After waiting almost >15 minutes for them to come back to the phone I was informed that it was >positive & he did have strep. The girl seemed unphased by my annoyance & >asked what the problem was if he was better & back in school - didn't he have >medicine? NOT!! I asked when the results had come back & she said the >afternoon before - no explanation on why they hadn't called me. I guess if I >hadn't called them he would be still walking around contaminating people. I >managed to pick up the medicine & get two doses in him & will another before >school tomorrow so I guess he will be ok to go to school. They chose this >time to start him on capsules instead of liquid for the first time which is >so nice to learn how to take when you have blisters in your throat. That >brings me to now with me feeling like "crap". Sorry- I couldn't think of a >better word that I could print. LOL Anyway, I am sitting here in the middle >of the night folding the wash & reading my 500 plus emails & hoping for a >better day tomorrow. I have to get a handle on things- I will be gone all >day Saturday for the pinewood derby- that is if the boys every get their cars >painted. I have to get this Christmas tree put away before my DH really >takes a fit!!! Sorry I have rambled but I haven't posted in so long I didn't >know how to stop. Of course you know that is an excuse- I never know how to >stop!! LOL > >Fingers crossed for tomorrow, >Debbie in Delaware > >P.S. Nancy Lee- don't let this whining email make you think I don't have >time for you. I don't get anything done even when I am here so stop >worrying!!! 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