Rodeo and Life Lately

The Rodeo was fun. Here you see a picture of a cowboy on stilts. Addison liked to watch him but when he approached her she didn't want to have anything to do with him. Also, you will see pictures of the animal owners and their livestock. We got the most out of this experience because the petting zoo was so crazy. Many of the owners let her pet their animals. She sure liked this. The hardest part about the livestock show was keeping her in the stroller. She wanted to walk around and pet the animals. She is a natural born animal lover. We stood in line for a while to ride a pony but when it was our turn she said no. Maybe next year. The nice man gave us a refund and we went out side to try some rodeo food. Jared enjoyed a deep fried white castle burger and some deep fried oreos. I tried a deep fried smore. It was great. We both felt ill and sluggish in the evening. I don't know what that was about.

Later on in the weekend Jared started to have fever and then lesions. We thought he had an allergic reaction to some food but everything he ate I also ate. Jared saw two fake doctors and then one real doctor. Sorry not nice. The first two gave him some medicine and sent him back to work. The fever continued, the rash got worse and then he saw the real doctor. Jared had hand, foot and mouth disease. This is usually common of children ten and under and is actually rare in adults. He was sent home from work for five days and given an antibiotic and some codine for the discomfort in his mouth. He also had sores in his throat that didn't enable him to eat anything but liquid. He was sent home and told to rest and to not come in contact with anyone. Our guest bedroom is still occupied, so I still slept in the same bed but with different sheets. Addison didn't understand how great it was to see daddy home and not be able to play or touch him. Jared is feeling not like his old self yet but no fever, the sores have healed and are going away. Poor guy looks like he has lost weight. But he is looking better and we are thankful. Thank you Lord.

So this week is spring break and I have a lengthy paper to finish and a three page paper to work on as well. Thanks for all the support and as of March 28th I should be done. Sorry for the neglection on my part. We have a lot on our plates and I hope my family and friends can forgive us and be my friend again when this whole thing is over. May 15th!