Well, as you can see, I have not been here in a few days. I had a wonderful fun filled weekend with an old, yet newly connected with again (face book of coarse) friend. It was really nice to have her and her family here. Our kids, as well as our husbands played very well together. The boys had there moments, but nothing out of the ordinary for young boys. They just got over being very ill with the N1H1, that has all of us lately, or so it seems. So I was glad they made it here.

It is rather devastating all of the illness going around. Every time I talk to someone, they know someone, or are someone who is very ill. Actually, before they left, my girl friend was coming down with something.We are no stranger to illness ourselves. I know when I was younger, and even into my adult life, I have always seemed to get the extremely rare, and unusual illnesses. So I guess I should not be surprised that my son is turning out to be the same way. Of all the things I could pass on to him, right? I mean, how many of you can say that you had Scarlett fever? If you have, are you 80? I really thought that disease died out somewhere along the lines with like leprosy. No-it isn't so. My son managed to have it this year awhile back. He is not a sickly kid, but when he gets sick, he can't just catch a cold. This time, he has developed wierd warts on his neck. He had a few in a cluster, that just looked like tiny warts. I did not think a whole lot about it, I just wondered where he got a tiny cluster of warts. I was not sure that a toad didn't pee on him, but I am pretty positive a toad did not pee on his neck!! Well, a week or so has gone by, and they have started to change. They are developing into tiny blisters. They kind of resemble chicken pox, but he has had them.(of coarse)

Considering he has had Scarlett fever, that is the first thing I thought of. Those were blisters on his hands and feet, that eventually peeled. Then I thought that it might be hand, foot, and mouth...He has had that as well, 2 times. However, I called the Pediatrician, considering he felt some what warm, and was pretty flushed for a few days. Besides, I did have a house full all weekend, so I really wanted to know for sure what it was. I described it to the Doc on the phone, and she knew right away that it was a virus called Moluscum. What? I said very confused. How does one get this, is it contagious, how long will he have it, and when will it go away? The good news, it is NOT contagious.....as for the rest of the answers, not as good....she has know idea how he got it, except she knows for certain that it is NOT from a toad peeing on his neck, there is not really a treatment, and he could have it for 6months to a year!!!!!

COME ON!!!! Really? It can't just be a cold? Or even the N1H1? That even sounded a little better at this point. These things are really sore, besides being very gross. You would think that I lived on a farm, with dirty animals running around. Or that my son never washes his hands, or that maybe I do not own soap. No, all of this in a small child that won't even use paint, or glue, or sometimes even touch his food if he thinks it will get him messy! He washes his hands a lot, just so he can play in the water. He loves taking baths, and it obsessed with brushing his teeth, so he can use the blue bottle of rinse, that finds his "germ bugs" and shows him where he needs to brush.

I know that kids get sick, especially when the are school age, but I am just asking that next time it can be a simple cold! And for the rest of the wierd, and unusual germs to just find some where else to take up living!!! LEAVE MY BABY ALONE!!!! Anyone have any suggestions?