Family Tradition

This is the time of the year when we start to think about family traditions. Favorite family recipes, driving in the car and looking at Christmas lights, sending Holiday cards and making plans to eat "Fun-due"...However, there is something that our family has made into a tradition without meaning to...being sick. We've been sick around this time every year for the last four years! This morning when L woke up with a tummy bug I just wanted to crawl back in bed and cry. Why? Because someone in our house is sick AGAIN! Again? Really? Yes! I told D it feels like we've had one person sick in our house forever. So, out of curiosity I looked back at our calendar to see when this began. Can you guess? October 8th! Yes, nearly eight weeks ago on Columbus Day I started these festivities when I felt a cold and sore throat coming on. And it's been nothin but colds, coughs, bronchitis, inhalers, steroids, antibiotics, breathing treatments, ear infections, barf bowls, thermometers, and doctors visits since. Par-tay! Okay, so I may be exaggerating a teensy bit 'cause we have had a few days here and there of days where all four of us have been healthy, but they've been few and far  between! Heck, I'm the only one that's had a flu shot in this family because (a.) I remembered to get one and (b.)I've been healthy enough to get one. The next few days will be the true test to see if that 'ol flu shot's gonna work 'cause N had the stomach flu Sunday and Monday and L had it all day today. I've been eating my fruits, veggies and vitamins to build up my immunity. Let's hope it works! I think taking care of sick kiddos should win a Mommy Immunity, don't you?