House of Germs

I am officially exhausted. This flu-bug has got to go. I am afraid that even if I doused the whole house with bleach, we're in for round two. Last Saturday night Colton was struck down with the body aches and fever, which lasted through Sunday and part of Monday. Like clockwork Lennon caught on fire Monday night through Tuesday and part of Wednesday. And then when I just couldn't give another dose of Tylenol, I got it. What misery! I can't remember ever feeling so awful. I have had it since Wednesday night and I just can't seem to kick the low grade fever which makes the whole world look a little wobbly. I dosed myself up with medicine yesterday to go to work. Mom and Chris were looking forward to a fun day with the kids, they were both better...I swear! I called to check in at 3:30 and Mom had bad news, Colton had a fever and it was going up quick. I left work and flew out there with Tylenol at the ready, my poor baby was lying in the tub, burning up. After a long night of medicine and back rubbing, he is still feverish this morning and in need of a good rest.

If this cycle is starting all over again it might be better to just shoot me now. No wonder adults have a harder time recouping from illnesses, it's been coming at me from all angles. The scary thing is, Josh has escaped so far. Will he get it? Oh, I hope not. First off, he can't miss school and secondly I don't think I have the energy.

Snowy Insight

The only way to get real use out of any outdoor toys in the Adirondacks is to figure out how to use it in the snow...or at least try. This attempt at riding didn't quite live up to expectations but it did make for some funny pictures.

The tricycle soon was abandoned and the back of the truck became a playhouse. Complete with little children sitting in time out for misbehaving. Then Lennon told them to behave because she had chores to do. Talk about guilt, how is it that kids can show you your own life in true clarity and not even know they're doing it. It is so easy to forget how tuned into life these little tikes are. At least until they throw it in your face!

Groundhogs and Tea

Pauxatawny Phil will forever be overshadowed in this household by Lennon's birthday. I love that both of my children were born on such outlandish holiday's. We celebrated with an old fashioned Tea Party. It was just what she asked for; elegant tea cups and saucers, dainty sandwiches, fruit salad, cookies, sweet bread and "the girls." She was quite insistant on the "no boys allowed" rule.