We're getting rain!

We have been needing rain for quite a while, and today we are getting rain, rain, rain. I would rather it had come on a day that I could either stay inside the house or inside the school, but we're glad for it.

Destiny developed a rather sudden, very sore throat yesterday. I had her drinking green tea, taking tylenol, etc. She woke up really crying during the night, and it took her quite a while to go back to sleep. I decided this morning that with all the strep throat that's been going around at school, I would call the doctor. I called shortly after 8 a.m. (about 15 minutes after I woke up) and they told me to bring her for a 9:10 appointment. Well, that hiked my liesurely Saturday morning into sudden high gear! Dick had gone to our church's men's breakfast at Kreiders Restaurant, so he met us at the doctor's office in Manheim afterward. The doctor said her throat is bright red, but he didn't do a strep culture, just prescribed an antibiotic. She hasn't needed to be on an antibiotic for anything since the winter she was 2 years old!! I'd say that's a rather healthy kid!

After the appointment Dick took her home and I went several places to get groceries, gas, and her prescription. It was absolutely POURING the entire time, and getting colder by the minute. Thankgoodness, I keep a collapsable umbrella in my glove compartment. I was SO eager to get home. I hadn't eaten anything before I left home, and I'd only had one cup of coffee. I was just miserable, but I'm really thankful all my running around is finished for the day, and I can stay inside my warm, dry house. In fact, I feel like a good rainy day nap would be in order.