random updates

So for those in the know, Jack is all better. For those not in the know poor little Jack was pretty sick.  Without rehashing all the details (long and boring) or  a play by play recap of me telling off the ER doctor (it sort of makes  me look bad) here's the scoop:

Jack had what turned out to be shingles. Yeh, I know, he's not  an octogenerian so go figure.  Anyway, he was diagnosed with a bacterial  infection.  They were throwing around the word MRSA like it was free candy at a parade and totally annoying me.  I digress.  Based on the lame diagnosis he was prescribed a high dose of a very strong antiobiotic that wrecked havoc on his poor little body and resulted in an all over rash that had nothing to do with the rash and blisters on his head.  After a virus was festering  untreated in his body for 5 days an infectious disease specialist  diagnosed it correctly, gave him the right meds, and gave him a new antiobiotic which he now  really did need from the secondary infection that developed from festering blisters.  Yeh, gross, I know.  He's  totally fine now but for the crusty blister remnants on his cute  little head. His biggest concern? Of course other then the pain in his head that he described as someone stabbing and cutting  his scalp with hot knives, was that he missed a math test.  All is well, he  was allowed to make up his test thereby saving him from a life of  failure I'm sure, and was invited to try out for the world series little league baseball team. 

Jack in the ER the first night.  And then Jack crashed on the way home from the hospital - note the red swollen face - 5 days later. And then Jack - again note the red  face - after I pushed him over because he  looked uncomfortable sleeping on his hand.

Nick survived his first year of high school, finished his first year of  high school baseball, is now into summer league and is still trying to book gigs for his band. I would like to commend Nick for refraining from any teasing or taunting as well as refraining from any leprecy  and/or horror movie references in light of the blisters and rashes all over his brother's body.

Stephanie has her last final tomorrow, will grace us with her presence for 1 week and then is off to Ecuador to tour  the Galapagos Islands.  Must be nice to be a starving student.  She got an R.A. job (aka  dorm and/or hall and/or safety monitor) job for next year.  She is most excited about having no roommates and being able to sleep in a quiet dark room.

And we are making progress on the deck. I figured that ordering furniture may just push it along a little bit.  It will be here Thursday.