The one major thing we planned to do on this trip was to go to Lagoon. We all were so excited to go and to do it with cousins. It was Kiegan and Jonah's first time at a "real" amusement park. It was suppose to be so much fun...... The day before I woke up with my throat on fire and my uvula was so huge I could barely swallow and talk. I took some medicine and it seemed to help for a little while. Unfortunately that night was horrible. So bad that I admit I was in tears and just wanted to go home. I haven't been that sick since high school....seriously. I had to choose not to go to Lagoon with everyone. I was so bummed out. Mom was already planning on staying home with Jace, Tate, and Belle, so she had me to take care of also. I forgot how nice it is to have my mom take care of me. Wendi's church and all activities including girls camp had been cancelled because of so many out breaks of the swine flu. I think she said there was 15 cases just in her church/stake. So of course we were all worried when I had all the same symptoms. I was so miserable and couldn't take it anymore that I drove myself to the E.R. The minute I told the guy my symptoms he slapped a mask on me and banished me to a corner. I sat there all by myself, everybody else on the other side of the room, no masks. I felt pretty cool. I think they were pretty concerned because they whisked me right in. They immediately tested me for strep and the swine flu. Not a test I suggest to anyone. It was horrible. They put this "swab" up your nose as far as they can and scrape it around. They don't tell you before that the "swab" part isn't really a swab it is a pointy, scratchy part that feels like they are trying to pop your brain with. Horrible!!! After what felt like forever sitting there by myself they came in and gave me a huge shot and told me I only had a bad case of Strep. UGH! I haven't had strep since before I got my tonsils out in high school. I had forgotten how completely miserable you get with it and for a good week. I was so thankful for the good pain medicine the doctor perscribed. While I was at the E.R. the heavens above decided to pour like crazy as well as thunder. A huge storm that washed my family out of Lagoon. They were able to be there for 4 hours and had a blast, but sad they had to cut it short. I of course forgot to send the camera so no pictures of Lagoon, darn it!
