The Gunk Family

I think we're going to temporarily change our name from The Mitchell Family to The Gunk Family. Things have been pretty interesting around here over the last few weeks. We've had, seemingly, everything that's been going around, as well as things that aren't going around! First Justin and I get the stomach bug, then Anna gets pink eye. I get a cold. Anna gets a cold. Laura Kate gets pink eye. Justin gets a cold. We're keeping the doctors and pharmacists in business, let me tell you! Praise God for His mercy...no one has had to be admitted to the hospital!

Through it all, attitudes have been really good. It was pretty traumatic for Anna to have drops in her eyes, but otherwise she was very pleasant. I took Zicam, so my cold never really got bad and I never really got cranky. But the most interesting thing has been Laura Kate's reaction to the eye drops. She sits still, rarely fusses, and even got excited about getting her drops last night! She's an odd duck, I must say. And I mean that in the best way possible! I suppose after some of less than pleasant things she's experienced, a few drops in the eye are no big deal.

And, thankfully, her eye isn't this red and swollen anymore. Or as she says, it isn't "swallowen" anymore. Now Justin has come down with the yucky cold. Sore throat, earache, body ache...poor guy. He's a trooper, though. He went into work just a couple of hours late today. And he made a sale! A great reward for a hard working guy :)