Plans

The list of things I had planned to accomplish looked very different a few days ago when Sunshine was getting over a viral rash that covered her body in red blotches… this was a different rash than the one that looked like scarlet fever but turned out not to be back on the day we had snow. I thought that was the worst of what we had to deal with. I had plans to clean my house from the vents to the baseboards. I had plans to fix simple meals in order to allow for more time to purge and organize. I had plans to continue with the exercises I have started to try to get my body into a healthier shape. I had plans to turn off the TV/radio this week and work in contemplative silence. I had plans to really celebrate and enjoy all of the beauty of this Holy Week. But my plans are not His plans. Shortcake came down with a fever and dry heaves last Thursday and my list changed drastically. Items already and to be accomplished below:

• 3 visits to the doctor for anything from possible scarlet fever to eczema.
• make a mountain of ice chips
• 3 calls to the doctor to find out if the newest alteration in Sunshine’s skin condition is OK
• clean and sanitize three thermometers while on fever watch (Sunshine, The Professor and myself); repeat
• entertain the only two who aren’t running fevers until Daddy can come home
• comfort 1 very sad little girl who wretched so hard she blew up just about every capillary in her face and neck on top of that original viral rash that will now be prolonged due to her current fever according to the doc. She screamed when she saw herself in the mirror and now is afraid to eat anything other than ice chips for fear it will happen again.

Please pray for us.

Signing off for now.