This weekend has been all about the microorganisms. The kids (mostly Alex) had little colds early this week, so we kept them out of swimming lessons (only two more in the session anyway). Beth had a sore throat on Wednesday, which after Kids Klub got bad. By the time we went to bed I was planning on staying home Thursday and Beth slept downstairs. Thursday, I got the kids off to school while Beth had a fever most of the day and terrible aches and chills. And fatigue; she slept about all day. We knew it was the flu, but I don't know which flu. Probably the H1N1, it's all the rage. I did take the opportunity to get some work done at home; I got the trim in Missy's room about done and finished fixing the drawer glides on Alex's dresser. After I picked up Missy, Jake and Lily came over while Renee went to a funeral, so I had them all afternoon while Beth slept. Then we just tried to get out of the house and avoid contact with Beth. Friday was more of the same (only without the Boschain kids), but her fever dropped, even though she still felt terrible all day. Saturday I took the kids out to Alex's soccer game in the morning (it has been unseasonably cold lately!) but we stayed mostly in the rest of the day except running out for more medicine or something. Alex and I were supposed to go out to an all-day Cub Scout campout at a park in town, but Missy couldn't go, Beth couldn't take care of her, we don't have real sleeping bags...and it has been unseasonably cold lately! so we blew it off and I tried to keep Alex from remembering about it. Today, I had the kids out for church, lunch in Bourbon with the McCoys and their kids, and to a small birthday party for Grant (Alex broke the pinata!). Beth is feeling better, and I'm planning on going to work tomorrow. She still gets worn out really fast, so we'll see how it goes. So far, nobody else has been sick, at least not with the flu, and we're hoping it stays that way.