Ended 2012 With The Flu

I am back! Happy New Year!
My year did not end so well but started great!
I have been absent from blogging because we got hit with the flu at our house at the start of break in the middle of December. It has taken all of Christmas break to become healthy.  It was an awful nasty bug going around! Seems no one can avoid it.
December 13th is when it started because I won't forget! I ran 13 miles that day for the 13th day of the month. It was a Thursday and Braedyn got sick on the way home from hockey-he was in so much pain he was crying as we pulled in the driveway. It lasted until about December 28th. We all were finally better and healthy by the 29th which was the start of Cooper's holiday hockey tournament.
Braedyn actually had tested positive for Influenza at the Dr.s office. I had taken him him that Friday morning so he missed his last day of school before break. His fever was 104 all through the night. He then started Tamiflu and was better by Sunday and Cooper and Jordan had gotten sick over the weekend so took them in and got them started on Tamiflu just to be on the safe side. We didn't get our flu shots done this year and it seems it wouldn't have mattered. It is hitting those that did get their shots. Charlie had it really bad. His lasted from Friday to Wednesday and finally he was able to go back to work the last couple days of that week.  Then I got it Wednesday night. Yes, mom ended up with it last. I was hoping I was going to get lucky and not get it. I didn't feel the greatest along with Braedyn but that was just a cold and when the flu hit me I was down for the count. I hope we do not have to go through that again! Mom's shouldn't be allowed to get sick! Not only is it hard to get sick but it was Christmas on top of it and I had done nothing. I finally wrapped up the presents got them under the tree and ended up in the bathroom later that night.
We were feeling better by Christmas morning but just moving a little slow...
We had a wonderful day watching the boys open their presents and their excitement.
We spent the day at home playing with their new toys and just being together. We also went to my friend's house and enjoyed a Christmas evening with some friends.
I am happy to be back on my feet. A person appreciates their health and realizes how important it is to stay healthy after going through that experience!