A little over 60 days ago we slaughtered our pig and now slaughtering time is upon us again. In that 60 days the whole world has been turned upside down and righted again.
On December 23rd, my youngest daughter was admitted to Children's Hospital for an infection. She was seriously ill and had to stay for a total of 7 days. The week we spent fell over Christmas, so she got presents from the staff and Santa. Our other children were with their married sister for the first 3 days until she informed us she could no longer care for them. Then for the remaining 4 days they stayed at their grandmother's house. My husband had to make the journey himself as I could not leave my daughter's side. Everyone was worried if she would live. I am happy to report she made a full recovery.
On the night of December 30th we came home to an unlivable home. The entire floor was chewed through and would not keep heat because the people we relied on to care for the animals let us down. We all slept in the boys room wit a tiny little heater to keep us warm because the local hotel refused to rent us a room.
The next day we over drafted by a grand to make emergency repairs to the floor and plumbing. It took all day to close up the floor and fix the plumbing. Then the next week to clean the house of the destruction which was wrought in our absence.
After cleaning, our children resumed their normal activities, somewhere around the middle of January...just in time to bring home the flu to everyone. For the next two weeks the flu burned through everyone in the house. We are just now healing form this terrible illness now. The flu this year brought high fevers, pain, sore throats, vomiting, the runs, weakness, dizziness, fainting spells, and general malaise. On the second week comes the chest congestion, coughing, mucus, shortness of breath, and inability to do much physically.
I hope we can finally get everything on track, cutting wood, butchering another pig, starting seedlings, getting chicks, and planting beds. We have so much to do. I hope I can keep up.
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