One of the things on my list was to visit a Polish pottery outlet that a friend of mine had told me about last year. It wasn't far across the border, but it was about 6.5 hours away, so it would have to be an overnight trip.
It was in a very remote place in the countryside in Poland, and I had a lot of difficulty finding a place that could fit the entire family. We could always stay at a hotel in two different rooms, but that usually costs twice as much, and it splits up the family, which defeats the purpose of a family vacation.
Accidentally, I booked us an Airbnb in someone's house. We still ended up sleeping in two different rooms, but the kids enjoyed the couple's cat, trampoline, and tree swing. I enjoyed the homemade pierogies and goulash soup!! They were a very sweet couple originally from Poznan, and excellent hosts.
We made a nice day trip out of the pottery outlet and a rhododendron park in Germany that had an interesting man-made bridge from the 1800s. I'm glad we got to go to Poland, and I'm glad we got to be part of the Polish country culture for a couple of days.
I'm also glad everyone was healthy for that trip. Actually, Livvy started running a fever about two hours before we got home. I swore off that awful pediatrician, and ended up taking her to Landstuhl because she had strawberry tongue again, which meant more strep.
A couple of days later, David started complaining about a sore throat, but I was holding onto hope that he didn't have strep but tonsillitis not caused by strep. It was not to be. That Friday, we went to Landstuhl, which is over an hour away, and got there at about 1630, and finally David got discharged at about midnight. He was diagnosed with pneumonia and strep throat. Poor guy.
At about that time (midnight), Alex said, "The bad news is that my throat kind of hurts."
So we checked him in. And then to be on the safe side, I checked in Griffin. Both were positive for strep.
When David was diagnosed, he graciously suggested that we keep the babysitter so that at least I could still go to London. It wouldn't be the same at all without him. Our marriage needs us to have a weekend alone, but I certainly wasn't eager to throw away all that money. However, I couldn't risk infecting the babysitter with the infectious boys, since they needed to be on antibiotics for at least a day in order to not be contagious.
So, no London for me. I was very sad and disappointed. I don't understand why we've been riddled with sickness for the past 8 months. But then again, I don't really need to. This kind of adversity is part of life. It makes you appreciate what you do have, and it makes you appreciate your health when you have it. I can live with that. God is still good and always faithful, and He will always have my praises.
Soon, our trip to Spain (and the beach!) is coming up! Please say a prayer for all of our health! Lilly was complaining about her ears yesterday. I'm thinking it was allergies and have started her on the allergy medicine for children. I hope that's all it is.
On another note, my computer died completely, as opposed to the half of a life it's been living for over a year, and I can't seem to upload photos to this post through the app. So you'll just have to take my word for it that we were there. Lol.
And on another note, today they took our household goods away! Only 36 more days! Woo hoo!
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