I survived funeral number two. That’s two funerals in two weeks. I know how to do it now.

Also, Brenna has a rash from head to foot. It’s on her face and chest and back and sides and arms and legs and ankles… Did I mention her ears? And she complains that her tongue itches.

Jonah is throwing up.

The nursery leader in our ward called the other day to let me know that she had been diagnosed with strep throat, but she didn’t have normal strep throat symptoms. She felt achey and nauseous with a little bit of a soar throat. One of her kids got a rash.

I looked up strep infections and rashes on the internet today. Do you know what a strep infection with a rash is called? SCARLET FEVER. Yeah, isn’t that what you read about babies dying of in pioneer stories? Not a good thought for this young mother who just completed planning funerals and dressing dead bodies!

So, we will try to get everyone tested and on antibiotics so that we can drive across the country without spreading germs far and wide. Thank the Lord for modern medicine!!