Again

 One of my kids tested positive for Covid on Monday. I tested negative on that same day - but it's probably only a matter of time.

The "positive" kid has had bad congestion and runny nose* for about a week. We did test her a couple of days after her symptoms started, and she was negative, so we all relaxed.

The kids were supposed to spend this week with the grandparents, so we figured "let's test H again, just to be on the safe side!" And - yeah. Everyone is staying home now.

I've had unpleasant cold symptoms* for the last 5 days (which was why I did the rapid test on Monday). I will test again tomorrow.

E has some congestion and sneezing. C is seemingly fine.

*We all had Covid at the end of May/beginning of June. It seems that this time around, H and I have milder symptoms than before. In May, she had a fever for a couple of days and really did not feel well. This time around, she actually feels fine - except for the annoyance of the stuffy runny nose.... Hopefully this is not spoken too soon, so knock on wood, etc, etc.

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Other than that, all is fine. Kids are disappointed they didn't get to do "camp grandma and grandpa", but they understand that we can't risk infecting the grandparents and great-grandparents.

They agreed to all contribute to buying a large Lego set (I'm contributing a chunk of money, too). We were planning to go to a Lego store, but with the covid that just never seems to happen, so Amazon to the rescue. They spent hours (HOURS!) selecting the set and arguing about the price they were willing to pay. It should be getting here today or tomorrow.

In the meantime, C is downstairs (first one awake), going through her school supply list and putting things into her backpack. I was hoping to do it with her, but she is set on doing it RIGHT NOW and I got to get going on work stuff. She is 8 and a half. She can figure it out... 

Last night, E and C (oldest and youngest) stayed up super late, talking. I was trying to sleep (it was after 10!), but they just kept talking... part of me was like, "kids! get to bed!", but another part of me was secretly enjoying this brother-sister bonding.