Days Two and Three: Ice Cream and Tylenol. In that Order.

I'm making this one a two-parter as all three kids had fevers at some point yesterday. Craziness!!

Day two:
On Friday I was thankful for Dairy Queen Blizzards. I know how crazy this sounds, because I was thankful for belly fat the day before, but I've got a good reason. Flu shots.
Our wonderful military hospital has been kind enough to provide the nasal mist in the past, however, I was *cough, cough* a little behind in taking all of us for our vaccines this year. Sooo, it was injections for everyone! When I looked into the tiny, fear-filled faces of Blondie and Freckles, I knew something had to be done. "Ice cream!" I practically screamed. "Anyone who gets their shot gets ice cream!" I hopped up onto the table first and showed them how it was done. Blondie went second, and Freckles was right behind her. No tears, no screaming, no pinning the children down and lying on top of them. SUCCESS!!!!
The Hubs and I took them to school with the promise of DQ when I picked them up, and they reminded me immediately upon entering the car when the day was through. I'm pretty sure I'll never forget the magical powers of Oreos crunched up and mixed into chocolate ice cream! 

Day Three:
Today I am thankful for Children's Tylenol!
Yesterday, post-flu shots, ALL THREE of my kids had fevers. Teensy's was really low, about 99.4, but Freckles topped everyone with his whopping 103.4! Blondie wasn't too far behind him at 102.4, and she complained of a sore throat, too. Fantastic.
The first thing we did was break out the Tylenol! Kids believe in the healing powers of medicine far more than their parents. The minute my kids heard they were going to receive Tylenol, they expected a miraculous healing to occurr! This was AWESOME because they immediately calmed down and let the Tylenol do its work. It was also awesome because I felt a little relieved that Teensy's low-grade fever could also be cared for. She's sooo tiny, and I was worried about her. Maybe mommies also put a lot of trust into the magical healing powers of Tylenol....