MY Head Exploded Today

Migraines + Me = a very sick and unhappy person. It was terrible and I am *so* very thankful it has passed!  Today's image pretty much depicts how I felt.

Mycoplawhat?

Both the girls have been feeling under the weather.  I really thought it was just a winter cold.  No fever or anything to indicate they were super sick and both had the same symptoms. Except for Lela-she kept breaking out in hives FOR NO APPARENT REASON.  I was baffled.  We hadn't changed anything in her diet, no new shampoos, soaps, lotions, medicines, detergents, etc.  I couldn't figure it out.  So, when the school called twice because she had broken out in hives-once in the morning (I called the doctor to make an appt) AND then again in the afternoon (which verified that yes, she needed to go in) I was relieved that my AWESOME Pediatrician (I heart Dr. Kaufman and his staff at Children's Physicians) was able to see my girls.

He knew right away what was going on with the girls. Apparently, they have mycoplasma pneumonia.  This is why Lela kept breaking out in hives.  Apparently, this bacteria is the cause of walking pneumonia and atypical pneumonia and is the *only* (from what I understand) pneumonia bacteria to cause hives or skin leasions (now, I don't think you always break out in hives but I'm no doctor and this blogpost is in NO WAY meant for anybody to glean a dianosis from- go see a doctor if you are sick.  I'm just blogging about my personal life here.) Weird, right?  Talk about RELIEF that the unknown cause of hives has been answered by my very competent and awesome girls' pediatrician.   Thank you and your staff, Dr. Kaufman!!

Anyway, here is a snapshot of lil Lela waiting to see her doctor. (Have I mentioned it is almost blasphemy to even allude to a wait time? - We actually got in earlier than our scheduled time and may have sat in the room of all 3 minutes before he came into see the girls.)

Suuueee! ..is apparently GET AWAY in Pig

I sure hope the Lysol lives up to its end of the bargain because I wouldn't wish this on anybody! I really think it might have been the 'swine flu'.  I consulted with my Uncle Jimmy about how one goes about calling pigs (*side note* here's a look into my thought process....'he has heifers, so certainly he knows about pigs....right?  OF COURSE, I went and saw piglets when I was a little girl on his daddy's farm...yes, just the person to ask!'....so, I did just that, I asked him.).  My Uncle Jim then consulted with his father and this is the response that was passed onto me. 

"I called my dad to get a ruling. He said the pigs don't care how you spell it. But then he gave a demo whoooee! whoooee! pig pig pig . whoooee is come and suuuee is get away."

Well, I'm shaking my fist and hollering "Suuueee"at whatever has kicked me in the rear the past few days and has had me bedridden.  I am so OVER IT.