Yep, wouldn’t you know it? Ben was, and is sick. He threw up all over our bed last night, has a fever, and even made a trip to the doctor today. He moans and whines, and he does not want to eat. The poor little guy is having a hard time.
And of course it is harder on Amanda more than anyone. She cannot stand to see him suffer one iota, and because of that she gets way too involved. You would think a microbiologist would have a better handle on things like contagious germs, but love causes us to lose our perspective sometimes. I am trained to be careful and always am. It’s not that I do not get sick, because I do. It’s just that part of my job is to not pass anything on. So I imagine I will be okay, and for our anniversary tomorrow I may be taking care of TWO sick patients. We will see.
But the good news is that Father Dan and Merry Ann went out for their anniversary today and neither one is sick! They love seafood and ate wonderful anniversary lunch (at least it was for them…it was probably bad day however for the fish and shrimp). And I have given up asking them how long they have been married too. Dan’s number is always much lower than Merry Ann’s by at least 25 years and she always prefaces it with “It seems like.” I would have confessed this a lot sooner too, but I wanted to make sure Danny was ordained a priest prior to the higher ups finding out he is wearing out his wife. Pray for her….she’s a saint!
Anyway, Amanda is working and I need to get back to caring for the boy. There is no need to worry either……..I AM A DOCTOR (albeit the wrong kind) and I have watched a lot of “Scrubs” on the TV. He’s in great hands!
Goodnight my friends and God Bless!
Tommy+