Purple Dragon

No2Child has a blister on her thumb that appeared from nowhere yesterday. It grew and grew and got really inflamed.

She also has a small cluster of three on her wrist, same hand. These are slowly growing too.

Nipped into the pharmacist this afternoon, after taking No3Child to the hospital to get her neck looked at (official diagnosis : a crick in the neck. Apply cold compress and give painkillers for 2/3 days).

So it looks like No2Child might have hand, foot and mouth.

Which means I will have to cancel the weeks holiday with her Auntie that supposed to start on Sunday, and that she has been looking forward to all year. AND it means that she will still be contagious so Butlins is out too.

Fukkit

You know how they say bad things happen in threes?

Well, this morning I was rushing to get the kids to school .. last day of school, major assembly for the P7s leaving, certificates handing out etc.

Bombing down the stairs, stepped over the cat (who has made a reappearance after a week of coming in for food but not actually saying hello) and I fell down the rest of the stairs. I was laid on the bottom few steps, spreadeagled, unable to speak or move. The kids were crowded round me in a panic. I hurt my ankle, knee, hip, back, shoulder and arm on my left side. Fortunately the left because my car is automatic, so once I was able to haul my sorry ass off the deck, I was still able to drive sprogs to school.

Anyway, after the assembly (during which I thought I would pass out from the combination of heat and pain), I did some stretching and gave myself some Reiki, and I am loads better.

So, second thing. No2Child was running about in the garden and the next thing, there she is screaming the place down. I dunno what she's done but she's cricked her neck a good one. She is currently laying on the couch with a hot teddy*, a dose of ibuprofen, and refusing to let me touch her. She can't move her neck. Hopefully the teddy will loosen up the muscles.

So, I am awaiting the third thing with dread. Himself is driving home tonight and has to drive thru the only section of the UK that has a MetOffice Severe Weather Warning issued. Grreat.

*NO! NOT hot TODDY! - one of those teddybears you can heat up in the microwave and use instead of a hot water bottle .. a BeddyBear.