Lydia wasn’t the only one with chicken pox. All three of the little girls got it. What a week. Wed and Thurs were the WORST. I estimate that I spent appx 4 hours on Wed alone applying itch-cream to three little bodies….probably at least one hour soaking in an oatmeal bath (kids, not me), and uncountable hours listening to whining and crying. I made up for all of my less-than-stellar parenting moments on Wed alone.
Now the kids are pretty much back to normal, although still rather spotty. Most of the pox are scabbed up, but there are still a few that haven’t, so the kids are still on house-arrest. The other day Allison said with a sigh, “I really miss HyVee” – HyVee is the local grocery store 
Wow, only 4 days after seeing spots? Cool
It will be nice to get back to normal, I’m sure.