The Imp is better and the flu has left our house. At the risk of tempting fate, I'll state that Hubby and I were spared. It's been over 5 days since the Imp got the flu, so I'm hoping we're in the clear...at least for now.
Last week seemed to go on forever. With the Imp being sick, it seemed even longer. It's not like she was really much extra work, it was the emotional tax of keeping a close watch on her. 'Worried that with her asthma, the flu would really knock her out. She's gotten the flu shot for years and I'm not sure she's ever had the flu before. I made her take nebulizer treatments when I heard the slightest of wheezing. She said they always made her feel better. She slept... a lot. But it was obviously what her body needed to fight off the virus. She was back to normal by Sunday.
The Imp has been invited to go with the Salesians group to World Youth Day in Madrid, Spain in 2011. I'm pretty excited for her, and somehow we'll manage the finances. It always seems to work out for us when it's for a good cause.
The Singer wants to go to WYD in Madrid, too, and is trying to get a group from USF to go. It's pretty gratifying and heart-warming to see your children get excited about attending a religious conference. The Singer went to a Respect Life conference over the weekend and is still 'high' on the good feelings like when you come off a retreat.
The Imp's former grade school has been making the news for various reasons.
Strong women keep the faith: Under the eye of Rome, American nuns soldier on - St. Petersburg Times
Women of Faith
Student Raises Fund for Fallen Officer
It only reaffirms that it was a good decision to send her to Villa Madonna when we did. The eighth grader sponsoring the car wash is not an unheard of thing from Villa students. Students have gathered goods for our military overseas, raised funds for children with illnesses and even the Imp sold wristbands "Strike Out ALS" to raise money for John's SMDF. There is a spirit of giving and watching out for others that is pervasive at the school. Needless to say I have no qualms sending the Imp across the ocean with these kind of people in charge.
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