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The bug. The flu. The germs.....

i do everything in my power to keep this house germ free. Lysol. clorox wipes. I wash bedding in hot water. i exhaust myself deep cleaning the house 2 days a week. YES you read that right. 2 days a week. i try my hardest to keep the kids in a little bubble of well during the cold and flu season and up until this year we have gone 4 years with NO flu! but Jaxon was hit with a 12 hour stomach bug a few weeks back that sent him home from school and came with a low grade fever. after a quick run to the local pharmacy, lots of rest, soup and crackers, plenty of fluids he was himself again. 12 hours that thing lasted and we kicked its butt outta here. 3 weeks later i get a fever of 102.5. came with body aches, bone chilling chills and weakness. a cool shower, plenty of Tylenol and fluids later i was done with what lasted an eternity in my mind, only lasted 12 hours. so i convinced myself that had I only deep cleaned the house once a week we would have 24 hour bugs, but i do it twice a week and that nasty bug sticks around for 12 :) i have strange conversations with myself. unfortunately Jaxon caught the bug on Friday night. fever, chills, weakness and congestion. so i loaded him up with medicine and put a cold rag on his head and he slept for 11 hours. his congestion is still there, but i think the flu didn't stand a chance hanging around. Even Jessie had a headache and the beginning of a sore throat and we knocked that outta here as well. so, both kids are at school. (cause i like perfect attendance) but they aren't contagious. they are well and i hope the bug stays away for another 4 years or more. ill up the cleaning and start doing 3 days a week. work hard so we can play hard. keep bugs at bay so we can all be well. 

 Happy Monday and you be well!!

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