There are two separate virus plundering this house right now. One is your classic stomach virus, and certain folks around the age of 3 have not figured out that one's bed is not the appropriate place to redeposit previously enjoyed meals. (thus, long night last night for Ashlie). At least there is no fever with this stomach virus, and it only lasts for 12 hours.
Then, there is another totally separate bug that has hit us. It is a flu-like virus with high fevers. Jacob has hit 103-104 degrees several times (thus, long night last night for me), and Michael was at 103 this afternoon. It is 24-hours-and-counting bug. Both boys are still sick.
Then, this evening we have found 1-2 inches of standing water in our hall bathroom soaking under the hall flooring and under the walls and into the hall closet. I am at a loss here. It appears that we have a blockage in the line somewhere because the shower and tub flooded water up into them from the drain. I hope this mess dries and doesn't mold.
Oh well. Right before we discovered the flooding the kids and I were reading a Bible story about Christ as a child. It speculated somewhat about his early life and surroundings based on what was known about the lives of "common folk" during that day and time. Even with a flooded bathroom and hall, we still enjoy more creature comforts than the Lord of Glory had on this earth. That is somewhat staggering to consider.
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dear, oh dear,
your post takes me back to days of yore, and those nights (and days) that seemed to go on forever, crisis layered upon crisis. it's hard to imagine now having endured them, but they do seem to be the lot of young families.
the flooding in your bathroom and hall reminds me of old pharoah: as if things weren't bad enough, he decided to demand more bricks with less straw.
may God be with you in your very present distress.
I pray that your household is blessed to have whatever is down to stay down... with both the boys and the bathroom. I'm so sorry. Wish I could do more from this distance.
Thanks Strem and Aunt Rachel. such is life, I guess. :)
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