Update on the water situation

Friday after lunch, Piper started to feel really hot and started looking not like herself. I eventually took her temperature and it was 102. She hadn't had diarrhea so I wasn't super worried, but it was pretty coincidental for her to get sick considering the late notice on the water restrictions. I had a cold this week, but no fever or anything. I ended up calling the doctor just to check in at least put my doctor on notice that she had a fever. The doctor's office told me there was a virus going around so it may just be that, but to keep an eye on her. I gave her some Tylenol and she went down for a nap. She woke up later feeling much cooler, but I wasn't going to hold my breath yet.

That evening on the 5:30 news, the water test results were revealed and it turned out the water was safe. I got an automated call about an hour later from the health department telling me the same thing. Why didn't I receive an automated call telling me the water was contaminated in the first place is what I would like to know. The article in yesterday's paper mentioned there were a lot of people that were seriously irritated about the late notification. The city has yet to comment on the delay.

I know Belgrade is small, but we do have over 10,000 people. You would think they would have some sort of plan for notifying residents whenever something like this occurs or any other emergency. I guess I have to remember that I do live in Montana and we're a little behind the times here. Belgrade has also more than doubled in size in the last 10 years. Belgrade became the place for those that refused to pay Bozeman's outrageous housing prices. The infrastructure is continually playing catch-up pretty much throughout the valley.

Piper's fever never came back. I guess she had the 4-hour bug. I have been so lucky with her. This is only the third fever she has ever ran and the other 2 were after vaccinations. I have had 2 colds in the last year that she hasn't caught. I am also not a germaphobe. She probably gets exposed to much more than she needs to ;-) but maybe that's the secret. I have had a pretty good immune system all of my life. 2 colds in a year is actually a lot for me. I hope she continues to be like me that way.