A Fly On My Homeschool Wall

 Well, Sir Walter Scott felt sick on Saturday night.  On Sunday he ran over to the hospital for a covid test (available to staff), and it came back positive!   Mine came back positive the next morning!   He was more tired than I was.   But I had a runnier nose and more of a cough.   We figure the runny noses and coughs that all of the kids had were also covid . . . but we're not testing all of the kids.   Super Star felt sick this week and got a test; her test came back negative.   So she waited 2 days and got tested again . . . negative!   How crazy is that?!?!?   Maybe we should test everyone . . . but we all feel better, so I don't think it's worth it.   Little Mister Frog was sick with us, so, with our enthusiastic consent, his mom brought him over all week.  She and her partner had covid back in the spring, and they've stayed healthy through it all.    The Munchkin's family opted to stay clear of us (I don't bla...

 Well, we did develop colds after our trip.  We've had lots of hot tea, orange juice, and garlic.  I have no sense at all that it is covid.  We did tell the parents of our babies, and one family opted to keep their children home to be sure.  I debated getting tested--just to give others peace of mind--finally decided to do it, and found there to be not a single test appointment anywhere in the city for several days.     I was finally tested on Saturday, but we're all recovered and healthy again!   Sir Walter Scott says that the results can be positive for several weeks after symptoms are gone and the risk of being contagious is over, so if it was covid instead of a cold, we'll know, and we can avoid people for another week.     The week flew by in a flurry of home improvement, free time, and regulation of meals and bedtime.   Handmade Christmas card by Nature Angel--a belated wish for her church youth pen pal.   Our h...