Inevitable Timing
The kids were up around 8:00 this morning, and Bud got himself a bowl of cereal to tide him over until I got the kids some breakfast. M-lady was up packing before too long, and after the kids had eaten we all said goodbye as she headed off to the airport around 10:00.Buster had a bit of a runny nose, so I opted to generally keep ourselves indoors. We played a bit, watched a little TV, and had a mid-morning snack a little after 11:00. I noticed Buster's cheeks had gotten a bit rosy, and discovered he was running a (very) low-grade fever. I dosed him with some ibuprofen, and since he didn't seem to notice the fever at all, we loaded up and headed over to the mall for lunch.
It was nice to get out and walk around a bit, and after lunch we had a quick swing by the Lego store and the Apple store. We tried to hit Stride-Rite to get new shoes for Buster, but they were packed and didn't have much selection around the Star Wars shoes. So we'll pick something out online for him.
We headed home, and the kids played some Lego Star Wars for a bit before we loaded up again and headed out to do the grocery shopping. Buster's fever was gone by that time, and he showed no ill effects other than issuing a couple of yawns before we left the grocery store.
The kids played outside while I unloaded, and came in a bit later. We had found the game 'Uno' for sale at the grocery store, and Bud was excited to play that. I explained how it worked, and we played a few hands before watching a little bit of TV. I got started on making dinner shortly after that. Bud ate well, and I managed to get enough food into Buster. After dinner, Bud practiced piano, and I played with both kids a bit. I took a short time out while the kids played some more to make Rice Krispy treats for snack time.
Snack time was a success, of course, and the kids headed upstairs to get ready for bed. I read with the kids separately, and we turned out the lights around 8:30. Buster fell asleep quickly, still without a fever, and Bud went to sleep a bit later.
Around 10:30 Buster woke with a croupy cough. He didn't seem to be suffering from stridor, though, so I dosed him with the oral prednisone we keep handy for just such an occasion. He and I watched a little bit of night-time TV before I tucked him back into bed, where he has slept soundly since.
posted by Mazurka @ 11:55 PM
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