In November, Lincoln, Ikey, and I suffered with hand-foot-and-mouth disease, an ailment typically affecting children. Like chicken pox, you'd rather get it when you're a kid, and get it over with, than when you're an adult. At least that was our experience--the boys had it just a few days and bounced back fast, while I wasn't normal again for nearly 2 weeks. I had horrible aches and fever, and my mouth was covered with painful sores so I could barely eat or swallow. Thankfully, Jed took mighty good care of us!
