Epidemic on the Way!

Today I received some very disturbing news... A kid at Annika's school has CHICKEN POX! Immediately when I heard this I couldn't keep my mind from racing to the only possible outcome - all of the kids in the family (that's NINE all together) are going to catch the pox and we'll have to set up an infirmary and hire some nurses and quarantine the house. So I'm working on a list of things to stock up on before the sickness strikes us - we'll need lots of chicken noodle soup, and washcloths for their foreheads, and boiling water (oh wait, is boiling water only for when someone's having a baby?). I haven't been through this before so feel free to tell me all the things that I'm missing - like do we need something for the itchiness? Do kids throw up when they get the pox? Should we get some plastic sheeting and hang it up over the doors with duct tape? What about those white masks over your face, do you think we can get Shelly to wear one? Maybe hazmat suits would stop the spread of the disease. What are we going to do!?!?

I guess its possible that I might be over reacting just a little, but I'm going to run to the store and pick up a couple of gallons of soup just in case...