Thank you, Jesus!

And thanks to all of you for your prayers, also. Everyone is on the mend, here. Adam is probably the nearest to still being sick, but he was only on quarters for one day (less than a full day, actually), meaning if he wanted to stay home today, even for just the morning, he'd have to go back into work, make another appointment, and go to the appointment...totally not worth it to him. Besides, he always feels the need to take care of things that need to be done at work. So, I'm praying he doesn't try to do too much today and relapse.

I'm keeping Drake home from school for an extra day, just to make sure he's completely well. He had a fever last night, so it's really not time to send him back just yet, anyway. (Besides, I happen to know they're having a substitute teacher today, because his teacher will be out of town for her son's college graduation. So that's all the more reason to keep him home an extra day.)

I haven't caught their flu yet, and with each hour that passes, I think it's less and less likely that I will. So that has been a major blessing! Well, I have a million things to try and catch up on today, so I'll update again later.

Illness

My babies are sick today! Drake came down with a stomach flu yesterday evening, Levi sometime in the middle of the night, and Adam is now at the base clinic with the same. In the military, you can't just "call in sick." You actually have to go in to work anyway, make an appointment at the clinic, and physically see a doctor, who puts you on "quarters," or rest at home, for as long as he/she deems necessary. So it's not enough that Adam got sick early this morning at home, and multiple times at work this morning. Nope, he can't come home and rest until he gets the okay from a doctor. Go figure! I guess we can all be sure our troops aren't playing hooky - there's no sick leave abuse in the military!

We had a busy weekend getting out the Christmas decorations and setting up the Christmas tree...and finishing shopping...and wrapping...and packing to mail...and going to a birthday party! So it was a busy weekend, for sure! I'm hoping to post pictures soon, but I'm not sure exactly when that will happen with our current circumstances. Right now, Drake is on the couch watching Madagascar, Levi is sleeping on my shoulder, and hopefully Adam will be home soon so he can rest peacefully in bed. My plans for running errands (like the Post Office!) today are temporarily on hold. Maybe tomorrow.

I just wanted to update you all. We could use your prayers for healing around here! God is good. I'm so thankful that I'm not sick (yet anyway) so I can take care of everyone else more effectively, and super-thankful that Adam was able to help me with the boys last night...it was a rough night. Thanks for your prayers! Hope you are having a good week and that none of you get this nasty flu bug that's going around our neck of the woods!