Catch Up

My husband informed me last night that I hadn't posted to my blog in 10 days!! I couldn't decide if I was more surprised that it had actually been 10 days or that there was a slight tone of disappointment in his voice. He actually reads this??!! In his spare time??!! And not just when I email him a link to the blog so that he can read it and tell me how a particular post "sounds"??!!


My lack of blogging for the past 10 days is due to a whirlwind of events. First, I decided that I needed to take some time off from blogging and Facebook and spend that time in prayer regarding an important educational decision for our oldest son. Sort of a fast. After a decision was reached (I know what you are thinking, "What kind of 'educational' decision could you possibly be making for a 2.5 year old?". I will explain. Just not in this post.), I logged back on to blogger and FB and spent the next few days catching up on my peeps. Uhhh....and can I say what a difference a few days makes? I was only gone from the internet world for a few days and I logged on to find FB has changed formats and, from what I read, no one likes it. And then I find that two of my "regular" blog reads had also changed their layout. Sheesh, you guys were busy while I was away.

After satisfying my need to know information about people I barely know, the oldest decides to come down with a fever. And a green, snotty nose. And a cough which I feel sure will lead to the dreaded bronchitis and even worse..... the nebulizer. If anyone has any tricks to get a two year old (and a sick one at that) to use the nebulizer, I would greatly appreciate it. So he watched tv all day on Friday while it was........

.....SNOWING!! I don't know if you heard about it, but we had record snowfall here on Friday. And, me being the kind and sympathetic mother that I am, forced her fever-running, congested, coughing son out into the snow. The pictures and video that I took are pretty pathetic. But, I promise, he will thank me one day.

Despite the Big Boy's symptoms, the grandparents still agreed to come over on Saturday afternoon to keep the boys overnight while the hubby and I went to the Retreat at Lake Blackshear for a little Valentine's get-away. I was so looking forward to sleeping (and spending time with Rob ;)). I kept telling Rob, "We can sleep in on Sunday. Let's don't even worry about breakfast." And that was my plan. Until I found out that breakfast came with the stay. Free, basically. And then my practical/cheap/food-loving nature took over and I couldn't resist it. I made Rob get up and go to breakfast with me! I think I heard him utter, "I am never going to believe you again when you say, 'We can skip breakfast. Let's sleep in.'" I tried. I really did. But I just can't pass up a "free" breakfast.

And Ben? What has that sweet baby boy been up to these past 10 days? Well. He has decided to only take thirty minute naps. Thirty minutes. Three times a day. Yeah. It's been fun.

Since starting this post this AM, Andrew took a turn for the worse. After a two hour visit to the doctor, he has started antibiotics for an ear infection. I kept asking Andrew if his ears hurt. He always answered "No, my face hurts." Poor thing.

But, at least I have pictures of him in the snow.