Immediately upon writing the title of this post I realized how grumpy I sound, especially since I haven't yet posted any fun pictures from Christmas. That's coming. However, right now I do feel grumpy. My kids have been sick all month. Cole has had a really rough time of it...both colds he's had have nailed him with breathing problems and we've been giving him breathing treatments on and off all month. The most recent round hit the day before we left for St. George for Christmas, which was pretty bad timing. And Brian spent the entire week before and after Christmas sick with a severe cold. I feel extremely lucky that I've dodged the bullet thus far and hopeful that I'm not sealing my fate by saying that (I'll knock on wood for good measure). Anyway.
Tonight we had invited friends over to celebrate New Year's Eve and were really looking forward to it. Brian surprised me by coming home early from work and I was off to do some last minute shopping for our little party. (Word to the wise: Never, EVER go to any grocery store on the afternoon of New Year's Eve. What a zoo!)
When I walked in the door Brian was busily vacuuming and I thought, "Wow! What a great husband!" He caught my surprised glance and said, "It's not what you think. You'll never guess the horror I've just experienced." As if all the other illness wasn't enough...Cole had just thrown up all over Brian. So, poor Brian was dealing with both kids while cleaning up the awful mess. We had to cancel our festivities and have only a night full of puking children to look forward to.
I know...this is the way it is with kids. They get sick...a lot. And it's the parents' job to deal with it. Just let it be recorded that I despise nothing more than the stomach flu (as far as routine illness goes, of course). I hate cleaning up after my kids when they have it, and I really hate having it myself. Last winter it played a dirty joke on me...almost a week after Brian and both kids had finished with it and I was sure I had escaped, it nailed me. So I'm not holding my breath...
But I am using a lot of hand sanitizer.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
What is it with kids, holidays, and illness?
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008
A Bit of Randomness
We decorated our Christmas tree a few days ago...notice the abundance of ornaments in the 3 1/2 feet tall area of the tree.
Below, see the reason why we didn't go to Disneyland on Monday like we'd planned.
The artist? You guessed it! It turns out we're glad he lost his Disneyland privileges, because that evening he started wheezing like crazy and the next day he was getting breathing treatments. He loves the fish mask. (That's a smile underneath the mask, by the way.)
And to complete the randomness of this post, try to guess what the white substance on my visor is...
No, it's not mold. :) It's salt. I guess I sweat A LOT when I run. Today we clocked 12.2 miles...I think we're ready for the half marathon! It's just about a month away...
