Today did not go as expected...
Georgia started vomiting at 7:30 a.m. and it lasted for a couple hours. Although fairly frequent, she didn't cry at all, and barely spoke a word the whole time (which is unusual for her); however, by noon, she was back to normal and you would never guess that she'd been sick. She was happy and chatty all afternoon, and by suppertime, had a huge appetite.
Also, we were planning to go to Yellow Grass today and have supper with my parents, then to Weyburn to visit my Aunt Colleen and Grandma this evening. We planned to stay overnight in YG and then go for a horse-drawn sleigh ride Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately, the weather had other ideas. The windchill today was severe (-45C) and highway travel wasn't recommended. Furthermore, the forecast was just as bad for Sunday, so we decided to postpone the trip. Grandma was relieved we wouldn't be traveling today.
We may still go tomorrow if the weather shapes up (the forecast is improving) -- AND no one else comes down with the stomach bug. Fingers crossed! If we can't go tomorrow, it'll be at least a month before we can all get together for a sleigh ride on a weekend afternoon. The girls were very excited about it, and very disappointed when we decided not to go.
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Why does Sick Kids have to advertise on Teletoon Retro? I know it's a very worthy cause, but I kind of wish they wouldn't. I'm just not sure children need to learn about sick and dying children while watching The Smurfs. (Are they supposed to pester their parents to make a donation?) The commercials are very sad. Sophia doesn't like seeing them and I can't blame her; one of the ads (about a baby girl with a heart condition who couldn't be saved) made me cry a couple weeks ago. I encourage the girls to leave the room or turn the channel when those ads come on, but they don't bother, and Teletoon Retro is one of their favourite channels so they see them fairly often. (Hmmm, maybe they should watch less television... yes, but it's been so bloody cold outside for the past month!)
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Today I'm thankful for:
- shelter from the cold
- hot running water
- all the medical advances that do save children
