Vacuuming in high heels & pearls

A few days ago, we finally broke down and purchased something we should have bought five years ago:

This is a Vicks Forehead Thermometer. It's nifty--you just push the button, wait for the proper screen, run it across the forehead and instantly it gives you a temperature reading and a colored indicator light (green for normal, yellow for mild fever and red for high). It also has a memory function to recall previous readings, should you need to compare them. We bought ours from the local Walgreens and consequently paid a premium price (almost $50), but they can be purchased several places online for much, much cheaper. 

 

This (or any other similar instant-read thermometer) would be an EXCELLENT baby gift, because it's something new parents might not think they need and it's much more expensive than a traditional thermometer. Maren was hit with a nasty stomach bug last Thursday morning and spiked a fever that night. She may be five years old, but still fought us every time we tried to take her temperature with a regular oral thermometer and therefore I always doubted the accuracy of the reading.  Thursday night we finally wised up and bought this Vicks thermometer, and couldn't be happier with the results. (You might think we're slow learners but really, Maren has been so rarely ill that we thankfully haven't had to take her temperature much.)

The good news is that her temp wasn't anything to worry about and she was better by Saturday. The bad news is that Porter caught the stomach bug Saturday night in a spectacular showing of projectile vomiting, and Quin and I succumbed on Sunday morning. We still haven't had Easter dinner but I think tonight's the ticket. So, yeah, it was a pretty quiet weekend around here.