Vander Linden Musings

Gerritt was sick last week- fever and cold and aches… I thought maybe it was the flu but it seemed to go away pretty quickly. A couple days after the fever- or maybe it was at the same time- his legs started hurting- he limped around for three days. This past Saturday Jake and Josh got fevers. Now this morning at 5 Jake comes in our room and says- Dad, my legs hurt when I walk. Josh woke up saying the same thing. Weird.

WHY CAN’T WE GET HEALTHY IN THIS HOUSE? I had a doctor appointment this morning that I canceled in case I’m about to get the flu- according to WebMD you are contagious the day before you get symptoms. And according to the same website- kids can be contagious 10 to 14 days after onset of the flu. WHAT? No wonder the flu flies through schools like wildfire. Gerritt is in school today- is he contagious still? I don’t know- but he’s not missing school- they actually keep track in first grade and he can’t get an award at the end of the year that he is working hard on if he is absent more than 9 times.

So- that’s what’s going on here- bunch of sickos. Grrr….

Yes- it’s been awhile since I posted- but I’m feeling better from my surgery…so I will post now!

Let’s see what has happened…

BJ got a new job. He’ll now be working from home most of the time and traveling to LA for a work week out of every month (sometimes more). He’s really excited. He’s in LA now and enjoying the new job. Oh- he’s working for Helio…remember… don’t call it a phone. He gets to work for his good friend Dennis that he worked with before. Hopefully we’ll all be able to go out there with him sometime…I love walking Sunset Blvd and the kids would love to go to Ripley’s Believe it or Not.

It was hard for BJ to take this job… he really liked the company he was working for… the people were great and he liked the direction they were going. Unfortunately Dennis made the job with Helio too good to turn down.

The kids have been off from school since we’re year round here. I usually keep them busy with homework but since I’m not 100 percent- all we’ve done is video games and TV. Their teachers will be excited when they get back on track and they have lost brain power. They go back Monday- it’ll be nice to have a routine again!

The kids have been getting sick with something or other every week. Our new ward is starting to act like we’re inactive… I had to explain everything to the primary president the other day so at least she would know this is normal for our family every winter!

Well- I think that is all that has happened since I last wrote… except of course the New Year change. HAPPY 2007!!!