Last weekend, we took Ashlee Jade to the ER because several red spots/rashes suddenly appeared throughout her body. The diagnosis: chicken pox... which meant missing school for an entire week (or two) and not being able to join the field trip tomorrow. :(
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| Some blisters visible on her face |
Still, she managed to stay happy and preoccupied despite being stuck at home. Fortunately, she is one creative child and could keep herself busy the whole day. Last week, my mom's friend sent us one big box of goodies from California (filled with shoes, hair and skin care products, designer perfumes, clothes and a box of chocolates) and Ashlee begged my mom for the large box! She used some colored papers, glue, crayons, and markers to decorate her box (she said it's her house LOL!). A couple of days ago, she made me and Bryan heart-shaped cards. Earlier today, she turned one of her shoe boxes into a miniature bus for her barbie dolls . I also recently discovered a pencil case she had made some days before. Then my mom even brought her home a paper clay art kit this evening. So you could just imagine the big grin on my daughter's face when my mom handed her the kit (it's her first time to try it out).
Anyway, we're grateful that the medicine prescribed was really effective and those nasty liquid-filled blisters did not increase in numbers (not more than 15). Ashlee is so active, it's as if she's not sick at all!
We found ourselves giving her more special attention and spending more time with her because of her condition. And when she announced that she wanted to make pizza (her favorite snack), my mom immediately got her everything she needed: cheese, tomato sauce, ham, mushrooms, a bag of little pizza crusts (little as in bite size), and pineapple tidbits. Ashlee then scheduled the activity on Monday (October 1st) for our afternoon snack.
We realized my mom bought the wrong kind of cheese (it won't melt) so Bryan ended up manually shredding the cheese by a fork while I cut the ham into strips and Ashlee did the rest. She first spread tomato sauce on each pizza crust... added the ham, then the mushrooms, then the pineapples... and she finally sprinkled shredded cheese on them.
Ashlee decided to make just six because we were still too full from lunch and my mom left for a sudden appointment. She carefully placed them in the oven toaster.
Anyway, we're grateful that the medicine prescribed was really effective and those nasty liquid-filled blisters did not increase in numbers (not more than 15). Ashlee is so active, it's as if she's not sick at all!
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| Sick or not, she always deserves a cuddle |
We realized my mom bought the wrong kind of cheese (it won't melt) so Bryan ended up manually shredding the cheese by a fork while I cut the ham into strips and Ashlee did the rest. She first spread tomato sauce on each pizza crust... added the ham, then the mushrooms, then the pineapples... and she finally sprinkled shredded cheese on them.
Ashlee decided to make just six because we were still too full from lunch and my mom left for a sudden appointment. She carefully placed them in the oven toaster.
After 10 minutes.... TADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Mini Hawaiian pizzas!
Okay.. Yeah, I know... the cheese on top kinda got burnt... and Ashlee was slightly frustrated. It was my fault. She specifically instructed me to set the oven to 7 minutes and I didn't listen to her and I did ten... so.... BUT I assured her that it was MY fault and that she did a great job! And the smile was back on her face. :)
And we enjoyed the pizza... we didn't really notice the burnt cheese.. Or maybe we just ignored it!
YUM!!!
