The Flu

I heard Cam up at 6:30 a.m. this morning, so I thought he must have been feeling better.  I was sorely wrong.  Cam had been up since 2:00 a.m. and just felt rotten.  His throat hurt so bad that he had a hard time breathing.  His headache had gotten worse and he was running a fever of 101 degrees.  As I had to an ISTEP test to give today I thought the best plan of action was to run him over to my parents.  I would then take the afternoon off and get him to the doctor.  My Mom knew Cam wasn't feeling well, so she wasn't surprised when we pulled in at 7 a.m. She quickly made him a bed on the floor and he was almost asleep before I left.

Meg was still home when I left.  She did not have to take ISTEP, so she had a two hour delay schedule.  Yesterday she had a one hour delay but went in at the normal time anyway so that she and Jackie could go to Starbucks and do some shopping at Walmart.  She wore her new Saved by the Bell shirt to school today.  

I did make it through the morning at school.  I checked on Cam before I had to turn my phone in for testing.  Mom said that he was sound asleep under the fan as he was burning hot.  His breathing seemed to be ok which was what I was most worried about.  Doug said he'd have his ringer on if they needed him, but Cam slept until I got there at 11:30 a.m. 

Mom had made an appointment at the doctor's office for Cam at 1:30.  We woke him up before then so he could get a drink before we left.  They took his temperature as soon as got back in the room.  It had climbed to 102.  They immediately left to get him two Ibuprofen and then tested him for the flu.  I had debated all morning on which one it was - the flu or a sinus infection.  In the end I was right on both accounts.  He tested positive for Influenza A and was also diagnosed with sinusitis.  He was prescribed Tamiflu, Augmenting and Albuterol for his nebulizer.  

Cam wanted to go back to Mom's while we waited for his prescriptions to be filled.  He laid down for the rest of the afternoon.  We stayed there until Doug left work.  Meg had tennis after school so she didn't get back until 6:30.  It was a quiet night of resting here.  Cam will definitely be home again tomorrow hoping for a speedy recovery.  

What a Day!

Today was the worst day of the year at school.  It started off that way and continued through to the end of the day.  I was not quite sure what had happened as I felt we had an awesome end of trimester two and was looking forward to the last trimester of the year.  There were several different items that led to a challenging day - None of which I could control.  I was definitely exhausted by the time I got home.

It was quiet here until 5:30 when Doug and Cam got home from chess.  Meg was just ahead of them as she stayed until 4:30 for basketball conditioning.  Cam was feeling awful by the time he got here.  His nose was stuffed up, his head hurt and his throat felt as though it was closing.  He tried some DayQuil and his inhaler.  They helped enough for him to make it through dinner, but he didn't pep up like he normally does.  Before he headed to bed we decided that we would wake him up in the morning to see what he thought about school.  He had ISTEP first thing and we didn't want to force him to go if he didn't think he could make it through.  He and I were both in bed early, hoping for some sleep and a better day tomorrow.

Teacher Work Day

Today was our teacher work day for the end of trimester two.  I had originally taken it off as we had planned to go on a visit day to Purdue.  Doug's work schedule and Meg's school schedule changed our plans, so I was able to go to school instead.  Today's teacher work day was a quiet one.  We did not have meetings which gave me a lot of time to clean my classroom and get ready for the last trimester of the year.  I had already logged in grades on the way back from Bloomington, so I only had to print off my reports and I was done with that.

As I worked and cleaned and prepared for the upcoming weeks I realized that there were supplies that I needed to purchase for the classroom.  I decided to run to Walmart to buy all that we would need to get us through to the end of the year.  It was nice to be able to do that while working.  Normally, I have to do this on my own time.  I was back well before one and finished the rest of the items on my my to do list.  It felt strange to not have students at school, but I was glad for the time to prepare.  We do not get a lot of time to do so and it was very much appreciated.

A Wonderful Day in Bloomington

The weather today was drastically different than yesterday.  Instead of 40's and rain we had 50's and sun.  Doug started his day with a jog around campus.  He reported when he got back that he had a face plant to beat all of Cam's.  He not only fell while jogging, he stumbled about 10 yards and ended up in a mud puddle along the way.  Thankfully, he survived the incident and made it back to Brett's safely.

Once Cal arrived we made our way to Parce's.  We visited with him for awhile before going to Taste of India for lunch.  Brett and I had eaten there before and really liked it.  Pam met us there as well.  She was in town to check on her parents.  We had some great conversations around the table and enjoyed a nice buffet as well.  After lunch Parce headed back home.  It was his only day off all week and he wanted to go grocery shopping and catch up on laundry.  The rest of us shopped on Kirkwood and then took a walking tour of campus.  The weather was beautiful and we took some awesome pictures.  Cam tried to impress us by jumping the Jordan River, but decided against it in the end.

After our walk we dropped Cal and Brett back at their respective homes.  They both had homework to do and we wanted to get back before it got dark.  Traffic was light on the way home and we made it well before 7.  It was a quick trip to Bloomington, but a wonderful one as well.  Cal will be home for Spring Break in a couple of weeks.  Brett is going on a mission trip to Chicago that week, but will be home for at least one weekend.  We are already looking forward to seeing them.

On To State Part 2

Cam had team regionals today for chess.  He and his team did very well beating both Goshen and Milford to win first place in the regional and earn a birth in the state tournament.  Cam was proud of his win against Goshen.  JJ had told him that his opponent would be difficult to beat.  For a good portion of the match they were tied, but Cam did end up winning fairly quickly.  His second match was against Evan.  Cam really likes Evan, but hates playing against him in tournaments.  He did win that match as well.

The tournament ended several hours earlier than we thought it would.  As it was held at Goshen High School Cam and Doug were home by noon.  I hadn't expected them before 3, so Meg and I had just finished getting ready when they pulled into the driveway.  They helped us load the van and we were on the road a little after noon.  The trip down was an easy one, although it did rain quite a bit.  We had asked Brett to pick up breadsticks and then take a Uber out to Oliver Winery to meet us.  He was more than willing to do so.  Cal had made plans to play basketball, so we told him we'd see him later.

The winery was packed, but we found a table outside.  It was a little chilly, but they have electric heaters that helped a lot.  We enjoyed catching up with Brett while we ate.  He had been swamped at school and was glad for some down time.  After the winery we headed to the mall.  Cal met us there. We did some shopping and then went to Kroger.  Brett picked up groceries and Meg tired to talk Doug into a giant sized stuffed lamb.  She knew it was a losing cause.

After Kroger Cal broke off from our group.  He had to work tonight.  We stopped at Barnes & Noble to look around before making the trip to Brett's apartment.  He had spent most of the day cleaning and it looked great.  We unpacked everything and got the blow up mattresses ready for the evening before going out to dinner.  Doug wanted to try a new brewery called "BJ's".  We were told that it would be an hour wait, but it actually was a lot less than that.  The food was delicious and we were glad that we tried it.  Brett had been there before and enjoyed it then as well.  We spent the rest of the evening at Brett's helping him set up his blu ray player.  Everyone was exhausted, so we called it an early evening.

Back to School

Cam and Meg had a two hour delay this morning, but were finally able to get back to school.  Cam was ready, but Meg was sure another day home from school would work out well for her.  They both had good days.  I picked up Cam as Meg had to stay for tennis conditioning.  There were not a lot of girls there, but she made the most of it.

Our night was a quiet one.  We had laundry to do and packing to finish for our trip to Bloomington tomorrow.  I was absolutely wiped out tonight.  It had been a long week with the flood in Goshen and the end of the trimester at Milford.  I was happy that we had survived both.  I brought home a lot of grading to do, but I was able to get my students all caught up.  It felt great to know that we had a fun filled weekend ahead of us and only one more trimester to complete at school before the end of the year.

No School Part 2

Cam and Meg did not have school today as Elkhart County was still under a state of emergency.  They said they were ok with me going to school.  They decided to sleep in and then eat lunch at Grandma's.  Cam stayed to play games in the afternoon and Meg headed home to watch more Friends on Netflix.  Bethany could not have a virtual learning day as the students did not have time to prepare for one.

By the time I got home Cam was already back.  He was playing Fortnite on the PS4 with a couple of his friends. One of them said that the roads around his house were completely flooded last night.  Meg's friends had asked her about doing something today, but I had told her no earlier.  We felt uncomfortable with her driving north and I wasn't home, so having friends over wouldn't work.  She was able to go to tennis tonight which got her out of the house for awhile.

Doug said the drive to work was more challenging than normal.  Since it was dark he couldn't see the standing water until he drove up on it. Elkhart County had run out of road closed signs yesterday, so not all of the flooded roads were marked.  He made it safely, however, and the water had receded some on his drive home.