A day later, though, I broke out in terrible, horrible, awful hives. They were so bad! I had them on my eyelids and the soles of my feet! I ended up having to go on several medications plus get a steroid shot. It took the rest of the month for them to completely disappear. Steve was a trooper and took several days off of work to take care of the kids because all I could do was itch, take oatmeal baths, and be miserable. Matthew was also a trooper. Because of the steroid shot, I had to stop nursing him cold turkey that day. Heavenly Father must have been helping him, because he hardly fussed at all to moving to a sippy cup. The sister missionaries were great and came over to clean the house because I was so behind. My visiting teacher also came and took my laundry home to do for me. My doctor thinks I may be allergic to the antibiotic Flagyl because I had just finished a course when the hives came on. Needless to say, there are no pictures from this period of time.
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| Matti Ihalmo & Steve |
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| Steve & Sirpa Ihalmo |
The last big thing in February was Steve's week long trip to Poland. Google flew him and his team out there to meet with the rest of his group to have some team-building time. On the way, he stopped in Finland to visit some friends, the Ihalmos. Unfortunately, his layover in Frankfurt turned into a nightmare. When he arrived, the security people were having a strike so although he got in, he couldn't get out. His 3 hour layover turned into a 36 hour one. When he finally did get to Finland, the airline had lost his luggage! Luckily, Matti Ihalmo had a suit that fit Steve for church.
The rest of the time was spent in Poland at a resort outside of Krakow. I'll put labels on the pictures so you know what you're looking at.
