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Trying to make a 7-year-old rest

February 5th, 2007 at 11:06 pm

I've been home today with my daughter, who's sick. Trying to get her to rest has been the challenge of the day! I have to keep reminding her to settle down and let her body heal. She's got a pretty bad cough, and I'm hoping she'll be on the mend by tomorrow.

It has made for a no-spend day, as we haven't even left the house. I've been doing some laundry, watching movies with DD and just hanging out with her. She got a

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magic garden kit for her birthday so we got that started today, and it is pretty neat. The trees have started "blooming" already.

DH made some fresh-squeezed orange juice this morning for DD with oranges from our tree, and I told her I'd make her some more this afternoon. I'm trying to keep her hydrated, so it's been OJ, water and soup much of the day.

Even now, as she moves about the house, she's trying to sneak in some pirouettes when she thinks I'm not looking! "You need to sit down and rest, honey." This is what I keep reminding her. Wink

Posted in General Musings | 7 Comments »

7 Responses to “Trying to make a 7-year-old rest”

  1. miclason Says:
    February 5th, 2007 at 11:27 pm 1170718036
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    Jen, you might want to hold the OJ for a while....according to my doctor, it causes phlegm (sp?), so it's not ideal if you're having a cough...

  2. DivaJen Says:
    February 5th, 2007 at 11:29 pm 1170718183
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    Really? I always thought it was dairy that leads to mucous and hence should be limited. Hmmm....

  3. LittleGopher Says:
    February 6th, 2007 at 12:07 am 1170720451
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    Hope she feels better soon!

  4. living_in_oz Says:
    February 6th, 2007 at 01:11 am 1170724300
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    Doesn't sound like she's feeling too bad!LOL Hopefully she'll be back to her old self before longSmile

  5. JanH Says:
    February 6th, 2007 at 01:53 am 1170726836
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    Isn't it totally amazing that kids can have more energy sick than we have in tip top condition?

  6. monkeymama Says:
    February 6th, 2007 at 03:32 pm 1170775942
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    This is the one time the kids sit in front of the t.v. all day. I have been trying to get my 3yo to rest - his cough is awful and he runs around like a banshee with endless energy - LOL. Lots of snuggles, napping and TV!

    My 3yo has aLWAYS been like this when sick - he always acts 5 times better than he really is. IT's good to a degree but frustrating. Just want to duct tape him to the couch sometimes and make him rest up! Wink
    Good Luck.

  7. Aleta Says:
    February 6th, 2007 at 05:54 pm 1170784485
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    Hope the little one starts feeling better soon. Just take advantage of this time and spend time with her.

    I know that you were asking about information on Your Money or Your Life. You can go to the website yourmoneyoryourlife.org and get updated information and answers to your questions. Maybe you can read this off and on while the little one is recovering.

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