So Jo has been sick since Wednesday. Fever, achy, chills, sore throat, and generally feeling lousy. She started yanking on her ear yesterday and we all know what that means! What you don't, well you must not have had kids yet...it means an ear infection.
I took her to Kaiser tonight and she will be taking two MONSTER SIZED horse pills (I think they would choke a horse, they are that big) a day and drops for her ear. The appointment was late and when we finally got home I dosed her with the pills, got her into bed, and wrangled her until I got all of the droplettes into her ear. She had to sit still for 5 minutes to ensure maximum absorption, which was almost more than she could take. Finally, she could move about and proceeded to try to dab the excess fluid out of her ear until I suggested she roll over to get it all out. Something about the way she was reacting to the drops in her ear reminded me of my sister Donna. When we were living together I would nurse her when she got sick. Jo just mirrored some of Donna's reactions so perfectly it was kinda eery.
Anyway, as wierd as it may sound, I like it when Jo is sick because she allows me to mother her. She also lets her guard down and laughs at my jokes instead of acting like they are lame. She actually told me she thinks I am funny normally but she is usually strong enough to catch herself from reacting to it. I don't know whether to be happy or upset. So I guess I'll just take this gift God has given me and accept it as a good thing. I really like the direction we are moving in lately, even when she isn't ill.
Well it's late and I need to get my hienie into bed, 5:30 comes early. Do me a favor, if you read this before Saturday 5/26, pray for Jo to get well and that she remembers to take ALL of her medication.
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praying for your "chick!"
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