Icky, Icky, Sicky or Allergies?

So for the past 3 weeks or so someone or everyone in the Rogers house hold has been ill!! The sickness has included projectile vomiting, severe head aches (both from illness and screaming children), sinus pressure/infections, ear infections, runny noses, snot rockets, sore throats, severe coughing, and many other things that do not need to be mentioned! As you can imagine it has been very, very, VERY crazy at this joint!

I finally decided to take the children and myself to the doctor at the beginning of last week! Matthew always refuses to go to the doctor stating "I will just treat the symptoms and sweat it out...however, I constantly find myself stating "Matthew, it cannot be a form of cancer BECAUSE EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE HAS THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS YOU DO!!!!" Sorry for the side note...back to the story!

At the doctors visit I find out the children had ear infections...which I already new I just needed the prescription...but I was expecting the doctor to tell me there was some crazy bug going around and for her to give me a miracle drug that would make the children healthy forever and Averie sleep in her own bed for the rest of her time living under my roof...surprise to me that drug doesn't exist yet! So I pull the...I work in the medical field card...still no miracle (just kidding)!The doctor tells me...just as everyone else states down here...IT'S ALLERGIES! Not buying it...how do allergies create this much havoc in life? Plus allergies have been non-existent in my life and I have lived in plenty of different states...including this one once before and I never had this kind of trouble. So instead of ranting and raving at this professional female I smile and happily take my prescriptions and walk out the door! I am thinking to myself the entire time...I will just find out from my doctor exactly what is going on!

The very next day I feel worse than I have ever felt before and am very much anticipating my 3:00 p.m. doctor apt. When the time rolls around I am expecting a miracle and looking forward to good health and what do I get instead...ALLERGIES!!! As I leave the doc's office with prescription in hand I think to myself...that is it I am done we are moving back home and we are never looking back!!! Then reality sets in and the rational Katie...yes, there is one...decides all right well, we will find some trust and treat this as allergies and see where it takes us!

As I am driving to our friendly neighborhood Walgreens I find myself thinking about allergies and wondering what exactly I must be allergic too and if I am allergic the kids and Matthew must be allergic to the same thing. As I am contemplating I glance in the rear view mirror at the children wondering if they feel just as miserable as I do when my thoughts are answered very abruptly by Averie sneezing and shooting 10 pounds of snot out her nose in the very back of the suburban! It took everything in my body not to laugh and throw up at the same time! Averie on the other hand sits in her seat apparently in shock not saying a word. I ask her if she can find a kleenx in her cubby to wipe her nose...she gazes in that direction and then proceeds to use her sleeve! Sweet...more laundry! I felt absolutely terrible for the little lady!

When we finally get to the pharmacy it is packed...I think to myself everybody has sales this time of year...no everyone has Allergies this time of year. Of course there is a line a 1/2 mile long and everyone and their dog is hackin, sneezin, and blowing noses! At this point I am very grateful the children are to ill to tear up the store and I take my rightful spot in line...number 998!

As we are waiting patiently in line I notice Averie and Jax noses are starting to run! At first I try to discretely use their clothing! However, I very quickly start to run out of sleeves and socks! Good thing we are at the pharmacy and they have strategically placed boxes of kleenex in the long waiting line! But no box of kleenx could wipe up what was about to happen. We are now number 332 and still waiting patiently...I hear Averie take in a deep breath...I look down in panic having a mental flash back to the car...I race frantically to get a kleenx out of my box and drop the box at the same time...my normal cat like reflexes, impaired thanks to the allergies, are unable to grasp the box as it falls...and in the slowest second of my life it happens...just as the box of kleenx hits the floor...a snot rocket the size of Atlanta emerges from the depths of Averies sinuses and goes hurling through the air looking for a new resting place...right on the back of the lady standing in front of us!!! I am horrified and quite frankly mortified!!! All 400 people standing behind us in line abruptly leave and I am left their all alone to mention to the poor Innocent in front of us that Nickelodeon called and they want their slime back!!! Good Heavens...How Embarrassing!

I lightly tap the nice lady on the shoulder hoping she doesn't feel it...she turned around immediately...staring at me blankly...excuse me mama by child has just sneezed and...well...there...is...well...there might...be...mama my daughter just sneezed and it has landed on your sweater! Oh dear, says the lady, as she starts to feel around. Ummm...here let me...its more like...just...If you just hold still I will get it for ya! As I am wiping it of her back I am thinking to myself how thankful I am it is in a spot out of view of the victim and that she is obviously wearing many layers! What seemed like a box of tissues and 3 days later I felt satisfied with my cleaning efforts and attempted to apologize all over myself for the incident!

The lady was very accepting and sweet! If she had any idea what had just happened she did not let on but she soon had a very clear picture. Just as she was about to turn around Jax sneezed and shot a double snot rocket straight down onto his belly! As I smile sheepishly and race to get a kleenx Jax gives his million dollar smile to the lady and proceeds to lick his lips for a nice salty snack. A look of pity soon turned to disgust and she turned quickly around for me to tend to my sickly children!

So is it a terrible cold, virus, or flu...according to everyone down here NO!!! IT'S ALLERGIES! Hopefully, we survive the winter without any more incident...but then what fun would this blog be?!!! No pictures posted secondary to the gross factor! We would like you to come back for a visit real soon!