Saturday, December 23, 2006

streptococcus, begone!

Okay. It is nearing a holiday, and we want everyone to be able to enjoy it. Furthermore, health care services are severely limited on Sundays and holidays. And sometimes, the days after hoidays. Ask me about my eye experience last year the day after Christmas.

So, I am asking all Streptococcus bacteria to kindly remove themselves from the premeses. We already have two kids on antibiotics, and as a parent I can tell you how frustrating it is to get these kids to take their medicine twice daily. I am feeling some thickness in my own throat, but I don't want to have to make another trip to the hospital tomorrow! Maybe I should have insisted on the family-sized penicillin.

But, in my usual tradition, because of the drive to the hospital (the only alternative on weekends or holidays) I saw one Pileated woodpecker, several humans drilling holes thru ice for some peculiar reason, although they at least had the sense to not drive vehicles on the ice), one Northern shrike, and two Rough-legged hawks. I am an opportunistic birder. It's the only way.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

We've grown out of the rotating strep/ear/whatever infections that run through little kids, but I sure remember being constantly at the pediatrician's office.

The year all 3 got chicken pox at the same time was a memorable one.

Hopefully the antibiotics will kick in and the sore throats will subside.
God bless Alexander Flemming.

Merry Christmas to the Sand Creek gang!

Anonymous said...

I'm sending you a dose of "Strep-b-gone"! Hope you all feel better and have a wonderful Christmas!

Deb said...

Thanks all for the good wishes. The kids are feeling much better. Me, I just broke out in hives, from cutting the Christmas tree of all things. Next year it will be a balsam or white pine. Definitely not a white spruce. Although it does look nice.