Cabin Fever

The Cabin

For the first six days of our mountain adventure we had nonstop illness.

It came in the form of raging fevers that lasted five days and a 48 hour stomach bug.

Sick Gabby

I literally waited hand and foot on listless children, lounging across sofas, watching countless hours of television.

I medicated, forced fluids, and buttered toast for days.

Just when I thought we were exiting the forest, the next child would fall ill.

I was beginning to start with a pretty intense fever myself, cabin fever that is.

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Saturday arrived.

I entertained the idea of abandoning Duff with all the kids, and making a run for the nearest shopping mall.

Google Maps laughed at me.

One hour and 24 minutes to the nearest Target? So much for medicating myself through shopping.

I resigned myself to spending the day at home AGAIN. Two of the kids were still sick.

Well, at least I got to spend the day with Duff, taking care of the sick. That was the bright side I clung to.

But then his laptop began to act all funny. Bad funny.

And he was off to make the super-long trek to the same place I had googled earlier that morning…1 hour and 24 minutes away.

He took 3 kids with him and I was once again stuck at home.

I know…poor me. ;)

But let me tell you something…’cabin fever’ is real.

Oh, I know I’m being dramatic.

And sure I had many things to be thankful for…but it was really beginning to get to me…this being cooped up for a week thing.

Sunday arrived and the weather was absolutely stunning.

The children were all without fever.

There was no apparent nausea or vomiting on my radar.

Hallelujah!

I bathed them, brushed them, and dressed them in fresh clothes.

And friends….

TN Mountains

we left the house.

We enjoyed…

hot coffee with breathtaking views,

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sunshine,

Keag and Logie

car rides with no destination,

the sandbox,

The sandbox

canoe trips,

Duff and Keag in canoe

(Can you spy the tiny canoe?)

a couples only walk,

Duff and Kell

(Why? Because we could.)

gathering firewood,

Gav and his branch

Kin and Keag

campfires,

campfire

Littles

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mads and G

toasting marshmallows,

G and K marshmallows

Gav and Keag roasting marshmallows

Logan marshmallow

logan

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and each other.

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It was pure awesome to be off house arrest!

Just pure awesome.

Comments

  1. Irene Jackson says:

    So happy everyone’s better and you get to have some fun! Is Duff’s computer all better?

    • Kelly O'Melia says:

      Thanks, Irene. :) The computer is still sick in the shop which makes working a little difficult for him. He is going to try to use my machine tomorrow. Should be interesting.;)

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