It's Strep

Well, I took Rachel to the doctor yesterday and she has strep. In some ways, I think that's better than her having the flu! We got 2 doses of antibiotics in her yesterday and she is feeling much better!!! No fever since yesterday afternoon. Assuming she keeps that up and remains fever free, she should be able to go back to school tomorrow. She wants to be at school today, but I told her that wouldn't be too responsible when she had a fever of like 102 yesterday afternoon. We talked about the 24 hour fever free (without medicine!) rule, and how we need to make sure that we're not spreading anything to our friends. She understands, but still wants to be at school! She has completed all the work I picked up for her yesterday at school, and she has finished the book her reading group was working on and supposed to finish by Friday. I'll go get her stuff from today this afternoon, so she'll have some more work to do. In addition to that work, she has also read 3 books this week-end!

Katelyn is home from school today too. She has started coughing quite a bit and has a head full of congestion. She is also complaining of a sore throat, and her throat is a little red with some white spots. So, since the doctor said to call if anyone else in our house were to develop a sore throat, I called the doctor this morning. They do want to see Katelyn this afternoon since she has been exposed to strep. We'll see. I'm thinking it may just be allergies, a cold, or a sinus infection. She has not had a fever at all. So I guess we'll find out later today.