Weekend Crisis

This great nation has entered a time of crisis and frustration. Things have been too good for a while now and it's time for the natural balance to return. You knew it couldn't last forever! The Cubs were swept in the first round of the playoffs and we can all go back to our normal life of crisis and frustration with our lovable losers. The natural balance has returned and there is no longer a member of the National League Central contending for a place in the World Series. I'm amazed that the team that had one of the best pitching staffs and the best scoring offense in the NL was so putridly awful against the Dodgers in the divisional series. Fortunately the White Sox are still in it. As a true Cubs fan, I'll post my "maybe next year" banner and wait to see if the Cubs are able to win a single playoff game anytime in the next century (they've now lost 9 in a row over the last 3 trips to the playoffs).

Two final things: Financial crisis, what financial crisis? Remember it's not the hare that wins the race. And, thankfully it's Football season!!

Oh, by the way...

So, after all of the testing supposedly comes back negative and Bailey is clear to "just having a stomach virus", nasty as it was...that wasn't quit the whole story. Sam' got a call from St. Elizabeth's lab today to inform us that Bailey's test from her panel run on Sunday turned out to be positive for Salmonella. No mater what it was, she appears to be rebounding from it. She played and ate normal today although everything still goes right through her. What we can't figure out is WHERE she got Salmonella in the first place. We are always careful to cook our chicken, meat, and eggs fully and all of the food that could spoil from the hurricane was thrown out a head of time. On top of that, Keaton, Caleb and I are all fine (knock on blog-wood) and we all eat together as a family most of the time. Sam' has had some problems of late, but not anywhere like what Bailey was going through. I guess we'll never really know for sure, but we will be sure to be very careful to try to avoid this in the future. Thank you all for praying for our baby and please continue to do so as she still is trying to put it all behind her (no pun intended).

Free Advice for the Day: If you daughter is ill and happens to drop her toothbrush in the toilet that she just "got ill" in. Do not assume that it is only a small toothbrush and will just flush away down the little hole never to be seen again. While you may never see the toothbrush again, you will likely see some other things you didn't want to see for very long a couple of flushes down the road. Even if it means leaving some undesirable stuff in the toilet for a little while, please call your husband at work and ask him what to do. If your husband is not a Handy Manny, than call the local plumber before you flush, it may just save you a call to him after you flush it. Not saying that any of this happened in our household, but just in case you are ever in this situation....