*Found in drafts, unfinished. Originally typed spring, 2009.
We are currently at our first missions conference. I was nervous about it beforehand, mainly because of the unknown. It has proved to be quite an adventure, but not necessarily for the reasons I initially thought!
We are currently at our first missions conference. I was nervous about it beforehand, mainly because of the unknown. It has proved to be quite an adventure, but not necessarily for the reasons I initially thought!
The staff and church members have been very kind, friendly, and helpful. We had no idea what to expect. They put us up in a hotel that provides breakfast, which is very nice. They also loaded us up with a basket of snacks and bottles of water, which was a great idea. The first day they took us out to a buffet restaurant for an early dinner. They also gave us some money to use for meals, etc. as we have four meals that aren't on the schedule.
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*Finished 10/29/12
As I remember, which means it had to be memorable since I still remember it, all of the boys were sick. Sleeping in the same hotel room with coughing children was not easy for anyone. The nights were exceptionally late, so they were getting to bed at eleven or later nearly every night - and no, I'm not kidding. We were up every morning but one for an event or speaking engagement. (I'm thankful to say this was the only conference that was like this. Not that others weren't tiring, but with three small boys this one was utterly exhausting.)
I had to take D to the local hospital's emergency room because I noticed a strange looking pimple on one of his sucking fingers. I also suspected an ear infection. Even though I had called our medical coverage, I had no idea when I stepped through the doors if the costs would be covered or not. He did indeed have an ear infection (his first) and he also had a staph infection in his finger. I still think it may have been the result of some toilet fun he had just been involved in, paired with the moist environment produced by sucking. He and I skipped the church service that night so I could get the prescription filled and give him some much-needed sleep.
Within a day or so his diapers were affected by the antibiotic. I had been told to expect that so it wasn't a surprise. At the end of the 5 day conference we were glad to return home. His digestion continued to get worse until he eventually began vomiting as well. I took him in to the dr. for a follow-up, as suggested by the E.R. dr. My dr. told me to continue observing him. He was not doing well - he had stopped eating, drinking (other than nursing), and his diapers were getting more sporadic. I believe it was two days later that he threw up immediately after nursing in the morning. And this was on top of a diaper he had wet maybe once in 12 hours. I called the dr. and they told me to bring him in. He had lost two pounds. They immediately gave me papers to have him admitted to the hospital. Thankfully after a night and day of IV fluids and discontinued use of the antibiotic, he regained his energy and slowly began eating again.
Back to the hotel which I wrote about over three years ago - we discovered they did not serve breakfast on the weekends, so we had no breakfast for two days. That taught me a good lesson, though. After that, we always checked on the hotel a church was putting us in, if we knew ahead of time. This way we could take something with us if we needed it, but typically it wasn't a problem.
This conference was not only filled with so many firsts, it was also filled with many onlys. It still stands out as one of the most memorable missions conferences we experienced.
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*Finished 10/29/12
As I remember, which means it had to be memorable since I still remember it, all of the boys were sick. Sleeping in the same hotel room with coughing children was not easy for anyone. The nights were exceptionally late, so they were getting to bed at eleven or later nearly every night - and no, I'm not kidding. We were up every morning but one for an event or speaking engagement. (I'm thankful to say this was the only conference that was like this. Not that others weren't tiring, but with three small boys this one was utterly exhausting.)
I had to take D to the local hospital's emergency room because I noticed a strange looking pimple on one of his sucking fingers. I also suspected an ear infection. Even though I had called our medical coverage, I had no idea when I stepped through the doors if the costs would be covered or not. He did indeed have an ear infection (his first) and he also had a staph infection in his finger. I still think it may have been the result of some toilet fun he had just been involved in, paired with the moist environment produced by sucking. He and I skipped the church service that night so I could get the prescription filled and give him some much-needed sleep.
Within a day or so his diapers were affected by the antibiotic. I had been told to expect that so it wasn't a surprise. At the end of the 5 day conference we were glad to return home. His digestion continued to get worse until he eventually began vomiting as well. I took him in to the dr. for a follow-up, as suggested by the E.R. dr. My dr. told me to continue observing him. He was not doing well - he had stopped eating, drinking (other than nursing), and his diapers were getting more sporadic. I believe it was two days later that he threw up immediately after nursing in the morning. And this was on top of a diaper he had wet maybe once in 12 hours. I called the dr. and they told me to bring him in. He had lost two pounds. They immediately gave me papers to have him admitted to the hospital. Thankfully after a night and day of IV fluids and discontinued use of the antibiotic, he regained his energy and slowly began eating again.
Back to the hotel which I wrote about over three years ago - we discovered they did not serve breakfast on the weekends, so we had no breakfast for two days. That taught me a good lesson, though. After that, we always checked on the hotel a church was putting us in, if we knew ahead of time. This way we could take something with us if we needed it, but typically it wasn't a problem.
This conference was not only filled with so many firsts, it was also filled with many onlys. It still stands out as one of the most memorable missions conferences we experienced.
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