Pink Eye or Just Tired?

'Tis the season.

The entire week of Thanksgiving our family went away and spent some time in Mexico, the Riviera Maya area south of Cancun. It was nice and relaxing and much fun for the children. There were so many things for them to do and so little time.

So, after our return home the children returned to school and we, my husband and I, returned to our work-a-day world. On the second morning of school I woke Max and when he opened his eyes they appeared to be a little red, one more than the other. I asked him if he was tired because of the activity the week before, I think we all were. He said, "Yes." I thought not another thing about it until the next morning when I woke him and his eyes were a little more red. I asked him if his eyes were itchy and he said, "No." And off he went to school.

The third morning his eyes were very red and I gave some thought to Pink Eye but Max said his eyes were not itchy or seeping so off to school for him. About noon, I received a call from my husband that the school nurse called, Pink Eye. So, my husband whisked Max off to the doctor and Pink Eye was confirmed. I had no idea that you could have Pink Eye without any other symptoms. Who knew?

Well, as expected he pulled through with flying colors after five days of eye drops four times per day. Oh, and an email from a mom of a child in his class apologizing if her daughter infected anyone with Pink Eye. Luckily Sissy escaped without it, which is amazing given how much they are in contact.

C'est la vie.