Flu shot or no flu shot

I'm having this delima and thought I'd throw it out to the blog world to see what everyones opinions are.  Should I have my kids get a flu shot or not?  That is the question.  This whole delima came around a couple of days ago when I was in a pharmacy and they had flu shots.  I was able to get one and I did, but they couldn't give them to anyone under 12  so my children didn't.  That night and all the next day I was miserable!!!  I had a fever and the body aches that you associate with the flu.  As soon as I got sick I remembered my vow from the last year after I had gotten my flu shot [and was sick for a day] to not get one the next year.  I seem to faintly remember a vow from the year before that too.  Every time I get the flu shot I get sick for about a day and then I'm good.  I'm not sure if it's due to my lack of not having a spleen and therefore, there is nowhere for the infection to go but throughout my body, or if they just always make people sick.  So what do you think?  Should I have my kids get the flu shot?  Is it worth it?

Random Summer Pictures

Jason on a mechanical bull at the 4th of July celebration in Mt. Pleasant.

Mike and Tiffani and family

Tracey & Brian and kids

These pictures are of Keegan and Kylee, Tracey's kids.  They are so adorable!

Tracey and I have spent the summer making flower clips and selling them.  This was part of our booth at the 4th of July in Mt. Pleasant.

The traditional Ericksen Family Group Picture at Fish Lake 2009

Yes, I did ride a mechanical bull too!!!  It was so much fun.  I was just laughing while I was riding it.  I would do it again in a heartbeat!

Our family picture at Fish Lake