It started late on Christmas eve with Grandpa, then Clara, Emily and I went next followed by Benjamin, then Auntie Shauna and finally Craig. Jordan and Grandma dodged the bullet. Christmas afternoon in our house was very, very quiet as everyone was nestled sound in their beds Weirdly enough, half of the gang was reeling with symptoms of food poisoning and the other half, symptoms of strep-like soar throats achy skin and fevers, It all landed within a handful of hours of each other and there were clearly two separate camps. One camp needed bowls and close proximity to flushing toilets and the other camp needed tylenol, heating blankets and lemon tea. Fun fun fun. If you're reading this and feeling sorry for us, thank you, it was awful.
Thank goodness we played hard the few days leading up to Christmas morning . . .
a little charades
some ornament painting
some gingerbread house building
it was all so fun until . . . well . . . it all went sideways . . it was awful.
A Little Lesson
Getting sick stinks. Having everyone in the household getting sick really stinks. Everyone sick on Christmas day . . .well it sure helps you appreciate that we spend most of our year feeling healthy.
