I’ve been sick on and off for the past month.  Last night I woke up and couldn’t swallow, and I knew I had pushed off a doctor’s visit as long as I could.  With Rose and Anna Kate in tow, off we went.  It was a miracle getting there because I was shaking and could barely walk. 

Anyway, when we pulled into the parking lot, Anna Kate said, “Don’t worry, Mom.  Next time you’ll feel better.  How ‘bout that?”  She always makes my day brighter.  I was having a hard time talking because my throat was hurting so badly, and she said, “Mommy, talk REAL loud!”  That was her way of telling me to talk normally, but I couldn’t.  First thing once we got into the office, they did a strep culture, and it came back positive.

The girls gave me grace while we were there, with the exception of Anna Kate throwing her blanket and snack cup at the nurse because she had to give me a shot.  Bless her heart, after that didn’t work, she started crying.  Her empathy warmed my heart and broke it all at the same time.  If you’ve never had a penicillin shot in the rear, you’re lucky.  It was all I could do to hold it together for Anna Kate and try not to react from the pain.  I’m great with shots, but this was the worst one of my life, hands down. 

I called Mike balling in the parking lot and told him I really needed him to come home.  I’ve never done that before.  Ever.  I was shaking from the chills, so I blasted the heat in the front of the car, had on the seat warmer, and drove around until he could get home to help me get the girls out of the car.

You Moms out there know that when we get sick, we just fight through it to do what we need to do to take care of the family, but every now and then, it gets the best of us… we’ll be back in business soon! 🙂