Sicky-Sicky-Sick-Sick

That's the technical term for the reason the blog has been neglected:  Sicky Sicky Sick Sick.  At least that what the doctor told me was the official medical term to describe my family's state of being the last two weeks.  Jon had it first.  And he had it bad.  We think he had some version of a flu.  He had a fever that topped out at 102.7 for days, night sweats, chills, sore throat, coughing, runny noes, you get the picture.  He even stayed home for a day and a half from work and went to the doctor.  It was "just a virus" though.  Darn!  I was hoping for the treatable kind of Sicky-Sick.

I was bound and determined not to get it.  I cleaned and cleaned and cleaned.  Then  I felt that all too telling pang of yuck in the back of my throat.  I cleaned some more.  It didn't work though.  But I am sure that I had something different than Jon.  My ears hurt.  My ears never hurt.  I brushed it off for a few days.  Then I had a slight fever, cough, runny nose, and no energy.  I decided I might as well have it checked out because 1. my ears never hurt, and they really were hurting now, and 2.  I've already hit my out of pocket max for the year on insurance, so it doesn't cost us anything for me to go to the doctor :)  The good news is that my sicky-sick was  treatable (YAY!)  The bad news, is that I had a double ear infection.  The last time I had an ear infection, I was three years old.  I confirmed this with my mom.  Mom said "you probably don't remember".  Oh yes, I remember.  It is probably one of my earliest memories.  I remember the pain.  I remember lying in my parents room and watching The Price is Right.  I remember the blue carpet and the brown chevron patterned bed spread.  I remember the sunlight streaming in the windows that were very tiny at the top of the walls.  I remember being sad because Papa Jay just died, or was going to die.  I remember.

Lilly and Cecilia both have the yucks too.  Bad coughs, runny noses.  Lilly had a slight infection that the doc said she would not treat because she is getting some of the antibiotic that I am taking through the breast milk.  I haven't taken C in yet, but if she is really not doing any better by tomorrow, she gets her turn at the doctors office. 

Last Friday, in an effort to rid my house of the sicky-sick bug I got the bleach out.  I bleached every single surface in my kitchen and bathroom.  I bleached all of the door knobs, window sills, light switches, drawer pulls, etc.  I cleaned some more.  I think it is helping, but it is hard to say.  I'm sure that some of this is from Cecilia being at school.  I'm sure she is bringing it home with her.  I just hope the entire fall and winter season is not like this.  I can't afford that much kleenex.

Even though we've been sick around here, life goes on.  It's been busy around here.  While Jon was sick, the alternator in his car went out.  So it was kind-of good timing that he wasn't going in to work anyway because we were able to get his car fixed ($$$) and not have to worry about barrowing a car.

The girls and I went to the Butterfly Pavilion with my Mom, Ma, and the wild boys.  It was so much fun!  I got the annual family membership earlier this year via Groupon, and I think it will be the perfect rainy day activity for us.  Cecilia even held Rosie, the tarantula!

The firefighters came to visit the MOPS group last week.  This is the third year in a row Cecilia has gotten the tour of the fire truck.
 

Grandma went to school with Cecilia for a few hours last week.  She said that Cecilia is very affectionate with her classmates and that it was a side of her that she hadn't seen before.  I guess Cecilia would bring kleenex to whom ever sneezed.  Gently put her arm around someone who was crying, and give hugs all the time.  So sweet!

Lilly is officially rolling!  She has now mastered front to back and back to front.  She still thinks her thumb is gourmet, and she is loving her rice cereal.  Cecilia loves to play "Little Mommy"  she likes to pretend to feed and change her baby dolls all the time.

 

I've been picking up speed with Fries the Moment Design (check out the blog here).  I've just completed a few more senior albums and have more albums, websites, and branding concepts on the horizon.  I found Pinterest, I like it so much I added a link to the blog so you can find me there :).  It is so much fun, and a brilliant idea!  I frequent that site daily.  I also started back at Weight Watchers.  I have just a few pounds left to get back to goal and its still free until Lilly is 6 months old.  It will be nice to fit into my skinny jeans for the winter :)