The Great Recovery of 2013

As of last posting, you may recall that The Boy was sick.   Well, as it turns out, The Boy was S--I-C-K! Picked him up from the fancy private school on Tuesday and he admitted to being unable to go to Baseball Practice... yikes.. Hint number two, he was QUIET...oh my...Hint number three, cheeks were bright, Santa Clause, Red.  I took him to the 12yr Nurse Practitioner at The Little Clinic at Kroger in Hyde Park.  She followed instructions, gave a Rapid Strep -- Negative and a Rapid Flu -- Negative.  I had a sense of relief, she recommend rest and fluids.  He will be fine.  

Wednesday, I keep him home, because the fancy private school has a rule. You must be 24hr Fever Free to return to school.  I get it.  I follow directions.  I leave Spen2 at home with my mother for a day of rest, relaxation, Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup,  Family Feud, Gunsmoke and Andy Griffith.  What could be better for recovery?   I pick him up after work.   All is well.   Great, because we have a big agenda ahead. 

 

THE BIG AGENDA

Thursday at school is the BIG 5th Grade Musical.  Its the show all young 'uns at the fancy private school anticipate all year long.  To see the Seniors (5th is the highest grade on this campus) romping about on stage is the traditional first sign of Spring at the fancy private school.   Spen2 has TWO roles in the production.   He has also done the choreography (required of the brown kid at the fancy private school) even though, well, lets just say he's an athlete. His maternal Grandmother can "dance" --well, she could dance well enough not to stand out at a party as a terrible dancer.  With the two artificial hips and one artificial knee, I would bet she could still hit 3 out of 4 Corners (google reference "THE FOUR CORNERS" a dance from the early 70's), but in this family, that's IT... we don't dance.  We are a more cerebral people. :)

Thursday after school is the Celebration of a Great Basketball Season for the 5th Grade Stingers (ALMOST won that 1st round tournament game--insert eye roll). I am to bring my "Grown Up Salad".  There will be Pizza and Cake and fun activities for the boys last hurrah!  This is the last basketball team many of them will ever play on (lets hope).  

Friday last day of school before Spring Break. 

Friday Night finish packing. Out for Spring Break Nikita's Home Celebration Dinner with family.

Saturday 5:45 am report to CVG Airport for a flight out to Colonial Williamsburg for the Spring Break Class Trip with the fancy private school 5th graders.  

So, back to Wednesday night.  Off to bed with a big dose of Golden Seal and Echinacea, double down on the vitamins, orange juice, Slippery Elm Bark tea and ibuprofen.  We should be GOLDEN.   I stay up, make that Grown Up Salad, and my special recipe Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette, refrigerate.  Ahhhh, sweet rest.  I have to be on my A game for an 8:30am meeting.  Also need to somehow slip out to watch this 5th grade musical.  Then I need to clear my desk in anticipation of a 3 day vacation.  The Boy is going to be out of town, it's going to be all about ME!

Thursday morning, I wake up, primp, preen then put on my Power Suit (so everyone will know I am not to be messed with today).  I put my pumps by the door. Then I proceed to wake up the Punkin Baby... Touch him and his like FIRE!  FIRE ...OK, thought I would drop that Ohio Players piece in because that's what was going in my head! 

FEVER 102.7. This is a situation.   Fall back!  Fall back!  What's Plan B?  Heck, I didn't have one.   Off to see the great Camille Crawford MD at Premiere Pediatrics.  Camille Crawford was Spen2s very first pediatrician, she saw him in the hospital when he was born.  She gave him an official diagnosis of GREEDY at 16hrs old.  His primary, Dr. Bradley Jackson (the Alpha man himself) is off on Thursdays, so Dr Crawford graciously agreed to see him.  The Summary of Dr Crawford's findings:

#1 Don't ever take your a@@ back to a Little Clinic....just DON'T do it.  Call us.  Quit trying to out think everybody

#2 This kid has Bronchitis.

#3  This kid has Influenza B.... I don't care what her "little test" at the "little clinic" said.

#4 This kid has the Tri-fecta of illness... he also has a Sinus Infection.  

#5 If you have paid for the child to go to Williamsburg, by gosh, he is GOING to Williamsburg! I LOVE THIS WOMAN!!!

So we have a Plan A, Plan B and Plan C to get this child well in order to board a plane on Saturday Morning.  None of these plans involve a  mom in a power suit.  None of these plans involve a kid on a stage.  None of these plans involve a Basketball Team celebration. 

Here I sit at the kitchen table to tell the story of the Miraculous Recovery of 2013.  Last night consisted of:
Mommas Hot Toddy with Fresh Grated Ginger, Lemons, Honey, Pomegranate Tea, Slippery Elm Bark (and for the momma 2shots of Hennessey)
A Steamy Bath followed by a Vicks Vapor Rubdown
Sleep under 2 blankets and comforter with Long Johns
2 rounds of antibiotics
2 rounds of antivirals
2 kinds of inhalers
1600 mg of ibuprofen
2 anointings with oil
1 hands laying on healing worthy of Jim and Tammy Faye Baker... I was calling those virus/bacteria OUT of my Baby
Lots and lots of prayers by friends, school mates, team mates, doctor, nurses and family

The fever broke at 3:30 am. 

We are GOING to Williamsburg! 

I am GOING TO BED~  after I pack all of this stuff the fancy private school requires him to bring...get the meds together that he will need with him, take him to get a haircut so he doesn't look like a Foosa  theres a picture for those of you that didn't happen to see the movie Madagascar 126 times, like me...

That, ladies and gentleman, is the GREAT RECOVERY OF 2013

PS...will post recipes for items in orange AFTER I recover from the great recovery!