Sudden Change in Plans

It is amazing how one incident can change your whole day.

We had planned to see two films. Ariel was going to take Caroline (and their American Girl Dolls) to see Kitt Kittrage while Peter and I were going to see Hancock. The movie times were perfect for this.

I sat down with my usual morning cup of coffee and had started a blog entry and wondered if anyone had notices that I hadn't been blogging recently. Peter was sleeping in because he had worked late the night before

Caroline was bopping around until Peter came down and then she complained that her hand was hurt. The little finger on her right hand was very inflamed. It was hot to the touch and she couldn't bend it because it was so swollen. I thought she had jammed it until I saw the other major welts on her body. Something or things had bit her several times. And they were radiating which of course sends off all kinds of bells in parent's brains.

So this morning was about buying pants for Ariel for bowling camp which she will be attending this next week and Caroline seeing a Doctor for her boo-boos (as she put it). Caroline's regular Doctor was not available so we went to the on-call doctor who was able to see us.

They are insect bites of some form but he is not concerned about the radiating pattern. So she is on an antihistamine for the next 24 hours and then as needed. We have stuff to put on the boo-boos and she is currently taking a nap on the couch next to me.

Poor little girl.

It is now quarter to three and the day not what I expected it to be.

I am grateful that nothing worse than a bad reaction to an insect bite.