Since I last typed at you, we've had a round of scarlet fever, a round of pink eye, several more cold type illnesses, and then a strange likely virus that caused several days of a high fever. Today is really the first day that there hasn't been any real problem, but I still have several kiddos on antibiotics, and now, I have a sore throat starting.

On the brighter side, though, today has been exceptionally warm, so I have had the windows open to air out all the germs. I have washed just about every single soft item in the house that is small enough to fit into the washer, and I have disinfected all the bathrooms, the kitchen, the dining room table, and sanitized many of the most favorite toys.

Needless to say, I look forward to Spring....when the cold and flu-like bugs have migrated to colder and more distant climates.

David is the latest to be stricken. He ran a fever for several days this week. His blood counts have been up and down and up and down as he has fought off each new bug. He has had several injections of an antibiotic called Rosefin (not sure of the spelling). Apparently this drug is a very systemic antibiotic to ward off anything that might be ailing him. This isn't the first time that he's had to have this drug, but I am hoping that it will be his last. He will continue on an oral antibiotic for the next 7 days, and then.....hopefully....we will be done with all the sickness at our house.

I still don't know when David's next exam will be, but I am assuming that it will be within the next month.

I'll update again soon.....I hope :-)

-Kim