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Princesses everywhere! A warning about Lyme Disease and a {GIVEAWAY)!

That's not even my dog!

By Julie Hall - Publisher/Editor of Macaroni Kid Gettysburg/Hanover September 21, 2017

Hi everyone,

Did you miss me?! I kind of hope so because I've missed writing my updates! I’m sorry I’ve been MIA for about a month. It’s been quite eventful in our house. We barely had time to unpack from vacation when my Macaroni Princess got sick and was diagnosed with Lyme Disease. We got lucky in that she got a really bad rash,and we were able to catch it early, get her to the doctor’s and get her on antibiotics as soon as possible. We check the kids for ticks every time they come in from playing outside, but apparently, we missed one. 

Then a week later we ended up back at Hershey Medical Center because she was throwing up and had a fever. Turns out it was a viral infection that she probably caught from her big brother, but because she was already fighting the Lyme it hit her pretty hard. Sorry for the other people in the waiting room, she had some projectile vomit while we were in there. #momlife, am I right? 

Please please PLEASE check your kids for ticks, not all children get a rash and that means that sometimes it will go undiagnosed and cause serious health problems later on.

This is what her rash looked like, and it just kept multiplying. I'm still pretty paranoid every time I see a red spot on her, but it looks like she'll be alright!

    

Okay, on to better things, Disney on Ice is coming to Hershey and the Macaroni Princess couldn’t be more excited! We’ve been watching videos and she really wants to go. You can become a Fan Ambassador for Disney on Ice and have the chance to win some great prizes! If you haven’t already signed up through my Facebook page, you can do so right here!

​B&O Railroad is having another giveaway, you can find out more right here.

The Hall household is gearing up for the upcoming holidays. Get ready to send in Halloween pictures of your little ones, I’m planning a photo contest! Prizes to be announced as we get closer to Halloween.

I believe that’s all I have for this week, enjoy this fall weather while it lasts, WINTER IS COMING!