Thanksgiving, the Good and the Bad

Kent and I were really looking forward to Thanksgiving. We were excited to have four days off, a Thanksgiving meal at Dawn's, and a quick trip up to New Jersey to see Josh and family and Dad and Mel. Well, we made it to Dawn's. How pretty is the table? She prepared a seated meal for 25 guests!

Kent wasn't feeling great that day, but we went ahead and went. He felt really bad Thusday evening and all day Friday with fever, chills, and headache. We decided to postpone our road trip north, but luckily, Dad and Mel decided to drive south and spend Friday night with us. It was a quick visit but a very special treat. The girls were really disappointed about not going to Jersey, but with Dad and Mel coming to see them, they were Ok.

By Friday night, I was feeling pretty terrible myself with a fever and headache (understatement) of my own. Saturday, Kent went to the urgent care and was sent home with the diagnosis of some kind of virus other than the flu. Kent and I stayed in bed most of Saturday, and Madeline took over taking care of herself and Sophie. By this time, I was also nauseous, and Saturday night was horrible.

Sunday morning, I decided if I could get out of bed, I would drive myself to the ER, which I did. In the ER, I had a spinal tap and was diagnosed with meningitis. Boo. I was admitted to the hospital and started an IV round of antibiotics. The meningitis was viral, thankfully. Kent had the same thing but never went in to the ER. I missed four days of work before the doctor cleared me to return, and now I have used half my sick days for the year. Boo. Luckily, the girls stayed healthy, and Kent and I are feeling better.