I have been having so much fun playing Final Fantasy. I didn't even want to go to bed last night because I was so hooked on it. I can't believe how long it's been since I've posted here. I know it's only been a few days, but I normally post here several times a day.

My poor daughter has been sick the last few days. We even had to take her to Children's Hospital yesterday morning because she woke up with a fever (she also had a fever the day before) and had huge red blotches on her that were hot to the touch and seemed blistery underneath. I called the pediatricians answering service and when the doctor called back she advised us to take her to the emergency room to be seen. By the time we got there the blotches were half gone and her fever was down because we gave her Tylenol. The doctor said he thought the blotch that was left was from a bite of some sort and didn't prescribe anything. He said she has a lot of congestion in her sinuses and just to give her Benadryl and continue with the Tylenol. We weren't too thrilled with that, but what could we do? Nothing. She seemed fine the rest of the day, but she woke up this morning with all new blotches and a fever again. My husband took her to the pediatrician's office to have her seen by her own doctor. There is obviously something wrong if she's had a fever for three days. Her body needs help fighting whatever is going on. And it's obviously not a bite that's causing the blotches if they're now in different spots. It seems more like fever blisters or something. We'll know soon enough.

My sister and brother-in-law are coming over tonight to hang out with us for New Years Eve. We're going to play a few games like Buzzword and Scene It and have some drinks. Hopefully I can stay away from Final Fantasy long enough. *grin*

Well, I have to get in the shower and get ready for work. Yes, I have to work four hours today - 12:30 to 4:30. We're only open until 4:30 today and they split the day up into four hour shifts. I almost wish I had the early shift because I'd be leaving work in ninety minutes from now if that was the case. Oh, well. Life goes on...

Happy New Year to everyone! Stay safe. Don't drive drunk. Don't let friends drive drunk. And all that other wonderful advise that people give and commercials spew. This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. Oh, no.. sorry.. wrong commercial. Heh.

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Update: My husband just called. Gabrielle has an infection, but it's not anything too serious. What I really love about her doctor is that she does a blood test right there in the office to check her white blood count so she can tell if it's serious or not. She said the red blotches are hives from the fever and infection. She prescribed prescription strength Benadryl for the hives and an antibiotic for the infection. She also pretty much said the doctor that saw her yesterday was an idiot --- in a nice, professional way.