Thankfully, Home
Because home is where the flu tests are.
I’ll cut to the chase: BW has the flu. We realized it while sitting in a Denny’s.
We were doing great on the way home. We were out the door before 9am and about 10:30 am stopped to charge the EV. We figured that it will take a good half an hour to charge for this part of the trip so we may as well go and have a brunch/early lunch.
BW ordered the french toast and then started to complain about feeling a bit ill. At first we thought she was just cold because the Denny’s had no heat due to a renovation, but putting a jacket didn’t make a bit of difference.
BW poked at her french toast, and the child ate very little at breakfast either. She usually loves diners so this was odd. We paid our bill, and left for the next leg of the trip.
“I think I have the flu”, BW told me.
“Nyeah, you can’t,” I replied.
It turns out,oh yes she can and we have the positive test to prove it. When we were about 2 hours away from home the child started to complain about a headache and then the next thing you know she’s zonked out in the back seat.
I’ve got 2 down at this point, and I’m the last man standing.
When we get home, BW goes into the house and goes to bed. The child has seemed to perk up and so I plug her in to her tablet at home and then drive across town to pick up the dog.
When I arrive, the dog looks healthy so I pack her into the car, thank the sitter and then go back to the house to unload the car of a week’s worth of food and gifts and somewhere in trunk were the spoils of our Costco run and that had to be put away as well.
Thankfully, my mother-in-law (bless her heart), sent us on our way with some empanadas so I warmed them up, and tossed some veggie sticks at the child for dinner and called it close enough. Later she had a few grapes that helped me get through the night.
The child perked up and except for being tired at bedtime, looks to be in good shape for school tomorrow and she wants to go because there’s a book sale tomorrow so it’s an extra special day.
As I write this, I have a load of laundry going and the cars emptied with stuff put away for the most part so all in all not a bad night for us.
It could have better, but we’ll take what we can get. We’re home safe and now we don’t have to do this again until next year.
Today’s PSA: Get your flu shot.
TH and Co.