Sickness
I picked Ashley up from school on Thursday and although she remembered that I had left her, she said she had a fun day and liked school. She told me how she cried when I left and screamed for “mommy”. I told her that I heard her, but that she needed to go to school to learn and play and make friends. After school, I took the girls for a walk so we could get some fruit at the local fruit stand. We stopped at the stand and the ladies there are beginning to recognize us since we go about once or twice a week. They immediately take Liz out of her stroller and pass her around, cooing and ahhing and playing with her. She loves it – big smiles all around. Ashley also gets attention in the form of candy – every time we go there, they give her some. There are three ladies there – one has the fruit stand, one has a little flower shop in the back and one has a fruit drink stand – all together in one area. The fruit is good, although it does seem a bit expensice. After buying what we needed, we headed off back home and stopped at another playground in our area – so far, I have found three playgrounds within a 5-10 minutes walking distance of our house. The girls had a blast running around, playing, sliding, bouncing and running off some energy!
Friday was a holiday for Anthony, so he got to stay home from work. We kept Ashley out of school too so she spend the day with us. It was drizzly and muggy so no going to the beach, which is what we wanted to do. We took the girls over to Playspace – and we walked there which took about an hour. Long walk, but it felt good to be out and getting some exercise. Everyone had fun at Playspace and Anthony enjoyed seeing the girls play around. He doesn’t get to experience all the places we go since we go when he’s at work. We then went to McDonalds and had lunch (Ashley’s choice, of course!) and walked back home. The girls took good naps, probably due to all the walking and playing they did. We then went to HOLA after naptime to look for some stuff for the house (bedside lamps, bread maker, etc). We found a few things and headed back home. By this time, it was 6:30 and we were in rush hour traffic – UGH! We were hungry so we decided to stop off at the Warner Complex to get something fast to eat. We ate at a place called SOUPER, which has some delicious soup. Liz ate very little and Ashley ate nothing. I wanted her to eat, but now I am glad she didn’t eat anything or I would have seen it all again this morning when she got sick. She came in our room last night, crawled into bed, said she didn’t feel well and threw up – ICK. And we only have one sheet set for our bed – ICK. We covered it up with towels, then kept a towel near her for the rest of the night/morning. She didn’t keep anything down until early afternoon. She’s running a fever too, although it’s not too high. She’s been so tired, sleeping on and off and just laying down, not really doing anything – not like her at all. I just hope that the rest of us don’t catch whatever it is she has. It’s been a long day, Anthony’s at the store now getting some groceries with Liz, who desperately needed to get out of the house. I didn't think Ashley would pick up something that fast from school, but apparently she did. They take the kids temperature everyday at school and they are sent home if they have a fever, but that doesn't catch all the sick ones, especially since many viruses are contagious before and after symptoms are present. I'd much rather her have a cold though than the stomach virus! It's so hard to see your little one sick and not able to keep anything down. They don't understand what's going on and want you to fix it! I sure wish I could.
Friday was a holiday for Anthony, so he got to stay home from work. We kept Ashley out of school too so she spend the day with us. It was drizzly and muggy so no going to the beach, which is what we wanted to do. We took the girls over to Playspace – and we walked there which took about an hour. Long walk, but it felt good to be out and getting some exercise. Everyone had fun at Playspace and Anthony enjoyed seeing the girls play around. He doesn’t get to experience all the places we go since we go when he’s at work. We then went to McDonalds and had lunch (Ashley’s choice, of course!) and walked back home. The girls took good naps, probably due to all the walking and playing they did. We then went to HOLA after naptime to look for some stuff for the house (bedside lamps, bread maker, etc). We found a few things and headed back home. By this time, it was 6:30 and we were in rush hour traffic – UGH! We were hungry so we decided to stop off at the Warner Complex to get something fast to eat. We ate at a place called SOUPER, which has some delicious soup. Liz ate very little and Ashley ate nothing. I wanted her to eat, but now I am glad she didn’t eat anything or I would have seen it all again this morning when she got sick. She came in our room last night, crawled into bed, said she didn’t feel well and threw up – ICK. And we only have one sheet set for our bed – ICK. We covered it up with towels, then kept a towel near her for the rest of the night/morning. She didn’t keep anything down until early afternoon. She’s running a fever too, although it’s not too high. She’s been so tired, sleeping on and off and just laying down, not really doing anything – not like her at all. I just hope that the rest of us don’t catch whatever it is she has. It’s been a long day, Anthony’s at the store now getting some groceries with Liz, who desperately needed to get out of the house. I didn't think Ashley would pick up something that fast from school, but apparently she did. They take the kids temperature everyday at school and they are sent home if they have a fever, but that doesn't catch all the sick ones, especially since many viruses are contagious before and after symptoms are present. I'd much rather her have a cold though than the stomach virus! It's so hard to see your little one sick and not able to keep anything down. They don't understand what's going on and want you to fix it! I sure wish I could.
posted by The Armstrongs at
11/13/2004
