In sickness and in health

Let me tell you. When your kids are sick, your world stops. Last Wednesday Luke started running a fever and I had no idea what was in front of us. Thursday night his fever got so high my poor babe started to hallucinate. A viral diagnosis at the doctor sent us home for a rocky journey through the next few days filled with ibuprofen and puke buckets. But. There is light at the end of the tunnel- I think we are close to this mess being over!  Luke is so busy- everyday- all day. I cherished holding him and praying over him for the past few days. 

We had already planned long ago for my cousin Anna Ruth to come in for the weekend. I didn't bother telling her about the plague that was hitting our house because on Thursday the doctor said it should be over quickly (woah- she was wrong). Anna Ruth came up- was a champ as I cleaned up the nastiness, and Matt let us have a day off in Asheville on Saturday. It was such a nice break!

I introduced her to my favorite places. Tupelo honey for lunch, thrift and junk stores. It was so much fun to take my mom hat off for the day. Luke was gracious to matt and waited Til we got home to start throwing up again so I didn't get any 911 calls to come home (matt doesn't do kid bodily fluids- it's just not his thing).

We got some neat trinkets and good deals.  And had some great girl time. 

Pray my babes will all return to good health ASAP (the older two have coughs too) and that with spring around the corner, the germs will flee!