Wild, whacky, week!

You have heard the expression, "When it rains, it pours." This has been very true this week both literally and figuratively!

This weekend, a washer on one of our toilet pipes came loose and water seeped into our wood floor, den carpet, and the boys' carpet on the other side of the house (but sharing a wall with the bathroom). This was completely unrelated to the flood. I couldn't believe it as we have never had an inch of flooding in our entire history of home ownership! We had to cut out the carpet pads and have fans drying the foundation and carpet. I think our den carpet is salvageable, but the boys carpet has got to go. Matthew is extremely allergic to mold so we are going with a fresh start. I am thinking black shag to hide all the future staining, or perhaps keeping it just the foundation and putting in a drain so I can hose down the room daily! ;)

Then yesterday, Thomas had his first case of hives which covered 3/4 of his body. This child, who absolutely never complains of aches or pains (other than those his brother inflicts) was miserable with itches last night. His eyes were swollen and his limbs were red and warm to the touch. He had welts all over his little body. Poor baby! I took him in today and the doctor said to keep him on Benedryl and we will do some testing if it happens again. He didn't eat anything unusual and didn't have a but bite that we could see. Very curious!

All this as we start the giant task of distributing children for our ordeal next week. My in laws are keeping Thomas and he is very excited to go to Conroe "all by myself!" Lauren is helping with Matthew after school, and Bryon will be helping with Matthew and possibly coming to the hospital in the evening. My parents are coming up and helping as well. Experiences like this are always so humbling as loved ones step up to the plate and offer their time, service, love, and prayers!