Sunny with a chance of strep

Is it just because our odds are greater with four kids or simply bad
luck? We were feeling all kinds of cocky Friday at the start of our
vacation...a whole week of fun, family time at the beach ahead of us.

Then Saturday morning, Number 1's fever of 103 snapped us back to
reality. He's fine. Strep throat. We found a doctor in the phone book
with Saturday hours to avoid a trip to the ER, got a prescription for
antibiotics and went on with our vacation. Minus 1 day of beach time.

In the grand scheme of things, I know this is minor. And so common for
us that I'm surprised that I was even surprised (and more than a
little cranky).

We are blessed. Blessed to be together. Blessed to even be able to go
on vacation. But it is still a crappy way to spend a day at the beach.

Another day, another story,
Em