Family Gatherings

 

Hello! Happy post Thanksgiving! I'm dropping in for a quick update. Our families arrived on Wednesday night as planned but sadly our little granddaughter wasn't feeling well Thursday morning and so her parents took her to ER and she was diagnosed with RSV but not admitted and sent home. 

That diagnosis dispersed our big Thanksgiving family to two houses instead of everyone at my house. My sister and her family stayed at her house and my family stayed at my house. My dad visited both houses. My sister and I were swapping dishes to complete the meals. (We cooked the turkey she made the stuffing etc). It was quite the production but we made it work and we each had a good Thanksgiving.

Our little granddaughter is slowly feeling better and so far no one else has any symptoms (yay!). Our days are filled with babies playing, napping, crying and eating. We are living our best life.

To make things more exciting, our new furnace quit working yesterday and we had to have an emergency technician visit to get it back up and running. Our installer is ordering new sensors and checking it out later on in the week or so. 

Our company is staying until Friday so some time next week I will be once again visiting your spaces and catching up on your news. I hope you are all well!


Comments

  1. CathieJNovember 26, 2023 at 5:00 PM

    What an eventful holiday visit. Hope all gets better during the week.

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  2. BonnyNovember 26, 2023 at 5:27 PM

    Oh my, never a dull moment! I'm sorry your granddaughter has RSV but I'm glad she is getting better. And to have the new furnace quit makes this a Thanksgiving you will probably remember. You all made the best of it!

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  3. CynthiaNovember 26, 2023 at 6:46 PM

    I am so sorry your little granddaughter has been sick. The thing with kids, you never know from one day to the next what will happen. Just go with the flow as you did......I hope that she feels better fast and you can enjoy some time this coming week with her......

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  4. VeraNovember 26, 2023 at 7:35 PM

    Oh Karen, so sorry about your Granddaughter's RSV diagnosis...but I'm thankful she was not kept at the ER and was able to come home to you. And, you and your Sister made Thanksgiving work at both houses! Hopefully the rest of this week will be uneventful and you can just relax and enjoy your company.

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  5. AsKatKnitsNovember 27, 2023 at 9:00 AM

    Oh no... I am so sorry your granddaughter is not well! I am hopeful she will be better soon! And that furnace...it's always something, right? Sigh. I will hold your granddaughter in my thoughts and prayers. XO

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  6. JuliannNovember 27, 2023 at 9:48 AM

    So sorry about your little one being sick but it sounds like you were able to roll with it. Stay well

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  7. Hena TayebNovember 27, 2023 at 2:14 PM

    So sorry to hear about the RSV diagnosis and ER visit. I remember making that same visit last year with my youngest and RSV was all the rage. It turned out he had croup.

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  8. DiannaNovember 27, 2023 at 3:09 PM

    I'm so sorry that your little granddaughter was sick. She's adorable! Glad that you and your sister were able to swap dishes, etc. and still have a good Thanksgiving. Enjoy your time with family this week!

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  9. MaggieNovember 27, 2023 at 3:16 PM

    Sorry to hear your granddaughter was sick. Glad she's doing better. I hope the rest of your week is less eventful.

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  10. JaneNovember 27, 2023 at 8:28 PM

    Oh my. As Bonny wrote, never a dull moment. I'm glad your little granddaughter is feeling better. RSV in little ones can be frightening. It sounds as if you made Thanksgiving work. Kudos to you and your sister but I imagine the two of you are old hands at working together. I hope everyone stays well.

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  11. ConnieNovember 28, 2023 at 9:26 AM

    Karen Happy Birthday! I hope your granddaughter is much improved by now. RSV is sure scarey. I had a little chuckle when you mentioned swapping food between two houses...families are the best at making things work.

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  12. TinaNovember 29, 2023 at 12:18 PM

    Oh goodness, your Thanksgiving day was like mine. I hope your granddaughter is doing better and has recovered. Happy belated birthday 🥳

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