You Be Illin'

It has not been a fun week here at the Kumar household. The girls have been battling various ailments seemingly non-stop. Almost immediately after they both had a great time on Halloween last weekend, Hannah came down with a fever and Lily had pink eye, so we kept them home on Monday and Tuesday (which was a day off for them anyway). They seemed to be feeling better Wednesday, so they both went to school and were fine. Then at 2:30 a.m., Lily woke up and promptly started vomiting. So she stayed home Thursday and Friday.

We headed out yesterday to Springfield College for the homecoming game today, meeting up with Matt and Tricia and the boys and then going out to dinner with some other friends. But Lily was clearly not feeling well, not eating and generally lackluster. Sure enough, Deb took her temperature this morning and she had a fever. Part of the reason we went out was to help Matt and Tricia out; since Matt's on the Springfield Board of Trustees and had some meetings, we were going to help keep an eye on the kids while he and Tricia went out Saturday night. But we didn't want to keep Lily around because we were going to be tailgating outside all day in chilly weather. As it turned out, Deb and Matt's dad gave us his '99 Ford Explorer and Matt drove it to Springfield so we could bring it home, so I brought Lily home this morning while Deb and Hannah stayed there.

Lily still hasn't eaten much, but she seems to be a little better. Her fever came down with the help of Tylenol, but she doesn't have much energy, likely because she hasn't eaten a whole lot. Oh, and our fridge is dying on us, so we don't have much in it. We've got some stuff downstairs in Deb's mom's fridge, so we're making do until we pick up a new one (possibly tomorrow after they get back).

I know we're not the only ones dealing with all this kid sickness; Briggy's had similar problems and the other parents I talk to at the bus stop in the morning say the schools are just full of sick kids right now. It's just a bummer to see your child sick; Lily usually has so much energy. Hopefully she'll have her appetite back tomorrow.

The Explorer drove pretty well back from Springfield. It's only got 52,000 miles on it and appears to be in good condition, although it's missing a rear view mirror (need to glue it back onto the windshield). I've had experience driving a car without a rearview mirror, because the Olds Ninety Eight I drove for a few years was falling apart and at one point, the damn mirror just fell off. You basically have to rely on your side mirrors a lot. So far, so good. It doesn't have a CD player, but it does have a cassette deck, so I can use a cassette converter to listen to my iPod. Anyway, I'll post a full report tomorrow with some pics once I have a camera.

As for me, I've been dealing with a nasty cough that Lily gave me last week, but it's not too bad. I'm going to grill up some steak tips in a while and have a few beers while watching the Leafs-Red Wings game (Leafs have TWO wins now!) tonight. Let's hope Lily gets a good night's sleep without any night fever: