Saturday snippits

The past 3 weeks we have been battling a slow-moving virus of some kind.  It was incredibly bizarre in its progression as with 4 out of the 6 of us affected, it started with 24 hours of vomiting and high fevers followed by 24 hours of 'nothing' before a nasty, croupy cough started -and stayed.  Oldest daughter was the first to get it more than 3 weeks ago and she just stopped coughing a day or so ago.  Daddy was the last to get it starting last weekend and it still battling the cough.  (Do I dare mention that I never did get sick with this one?)

(A note- This has served to confirm and reinforce two things in our opinion:  Homeopathy truly works. and High doses of Vitamin C will indeed speed healing and prevent an illness from getting really bad.)

Needless to say, since our 'rule' is that we dont go out among others when we are sick and possibly spreading germs to others, we have been cooped up for a while again!  You would think that in that time we would have accomplished a lot around the house but that has not been the case.  That means that today -the first day that everyone has all felt 'well' is a busy one -for us anyway.

Daddy and the oldest son are finishing the chicken plucker (butchering coming in about 3 weeks!) and moving the meat birds into their new pen -our garden.  That should take most of the day.

The middle three have rooms to clean and get back in order as well as the fresh air to enjoy and let heal them further.

I am catching up on ironing, mending and then getting a much-needed haircut!

Of course, it is the fall and it is Saturday so that means that there will be LOTS of football on the TV as a background to our whole afternoon and evening.   Go Tigers (Clemson of course)! Go Aggies (surprise!)!  Go Bama! and Go Gators (gasp)!  Yes, we are a varied family when it comes to our football teams.  :-)  We ALL love College Football season though.  A lot.

Tomorrow I believe that most of us will be at church!!  I was more than a little disappointed that this virus has hit our family during the Missions Conference at our church.  I was even more disappointed that even Dale was not well enough to attend the Allistair Begg message last night.  So being able to return to even our normal worship and fellowship times will be wonderful!