Sick At Christmas

This year Christmas lived up to the excitement. It was a very nice Christmas at my house and the kids managed not to fight...too much. We got up at 5 am in the morning to open presents because by that time each one of the kids had tried to get up at least three times. Lyle slept on the couch to make sure that we didn't miss out on experiencing the initial excitement of Christmas by keeping the early birds out of the presents. Lyle Jr keeping with his tradition of getting sick on Christmas got started running a high fever the night of Christmas Eve. The child who is never sick manages to be sick once a year on Christmas. I got him an appointment to see the doctor today. It has been non stop children's motrin and tylenol to keep the fever down. I'm sure he has an ear infection and his cold has settled in his chest. I have a sore throat so maybe he through some strep throat into the mix too. Anyways, Christmas went well and only one person got hurt. I wasn't thinking clearly and got the Chrissy, Gabe, and Isaac a pair of spinners. They are kind of like Heeleys but more like skates on a tennis shoe. They were trying them out in the house which was pretty comical but then instead of landing on her cushioned rear end my daughter decided to land on her head and get a nice goose egg. Immediately, the spinners were removed, placed in my room, where they will remain until I buy some helmets. I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas.