My kids are on Spring Break. It is strange, considering spring doesn't officially start until March 21. Oh well, it's a break.
Last week, the kids got out Thursday at noon and then had Friday off so our spring break started early. We drove to the Boston area to see Pete's parents. The real reason for the trip was for Pete, his sister and their dad to be able to check out some homes for my mother-in-law. She has Alzheimer's and she requires constant attention. Pete's dad has done great with her, but he is still working and can't take care of her all the time. They do have a woman that is there M-F during the day, but he is needing help on the weekends. While they didn't find THE place, they saw what was out there. I think there are some other places they will look into.While they were checking out nursing/ assisted living homes, the kids, myself, my mother-in-law and her helper, went to the Children's Museum in Boston. We were there all day! The kids had a blast. We had lunch at a place called Flour just around the corner and it was delicious. After lunch, we headed back in to the museum.
Saturday, the cousins from New York City showed up. I didn't see my kids for the rest of the weekend. Ha!Sunday we left mid-morning and had great driving weather the whole way. I'm so ready for warm weather and sunshine.
The house is a mess and needs much attention. I'm sure whatever I do today will be undone by tonight! Oh well, I need to get busy anyway.
OK, I'll admit, my birthday was not so exciting. My son went to a birthday party at the ice skating rink and Kendall and I went also. Another mom was there with her kindergartner and 2nd grader. Not exactly what I envisioned for my birthday. But, when you turn 42, it really shouldn't matter. And it didn't. The good news was that my husband's flight was 20 min early! When does that ever happen? And my daughter made this card for me (picture). How sweet was that? We're convinced she will be a lawyer--she has such a way with words. Ha! Today, we all made it to church and no one is sick in the house. Life is good!Speaking of church, there was a silent auction after the service today and I put a bid on some used skis. I got them for $50. The boots fit perfectly and the skis are in great shape. I also got a youth-sized set of skis, but they are too big for my kids now. Woo hoo! Talk about a birthday gift for myself. I did buy myself a new purse and it's the prettiest red leather. My mom and Pete's Nana sent me money and I didn't waste time cashing those checks!
Well, I'm beat from this last week. I better hit the hay. I hope everyone (all three of you~~he he) had a great weekend and have a great week ahead!
My husband gets back tomorrow night. It's been a long week--but doable. I didn't do much, really, since Clayton was sick. He was going to head back to school today but the schools are closed due to the weather. No use in being grumpy about that. I've learned to go with the flow this week. (I always thought I was like that).
I had to get up early today because one of the dogs was standing over me whining. It was 5:30 or so. When Pete is here, he is the one that gets up with his dogs. He feeds them and walks them. Needless to say, they haven't been walked as much as they are when he is here. It seems like everything has fallen to the wayside except for the kids and what needs to be done with them. I was going to really tidy the house this week. Not done. I was going to exercise this week. Not done. I was going to shop (or just look) this week. Not done. But what I did do was much more important. I took care of my sick boy. He is feeling so much better once the antibiotics kicked in. So, what will we do today and tomorrow? I have a mammogram this afternoon. And then I might swing by TJMaxx and look quickly. I saw a really cute purse there last week--if it's still there I think I'll get it. If it's not there, it wasn't meant to be. Saturday morning, the kids and I will go out for breakfast. After all, tomorrow is my birthday and I don't want to cook for myself! Clayton has been invited to a ice skating party but I'm not sure if he'll make it. But for now, it's more coffee. Toodles.
I've been going at a slower pace this week. It started with Pete going out of town on Saturday and then Clayton getting sick on Sunday. Poor fella. He had a fever and felt blucky. I kept him home Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday, his fever was gone so I sent him to school. He had a little cough, too. He said he didn't want to go to school and of course I thought he was just liking being with his momma. He saw there was no winning this You're-going-to-school argument so he asked if I would pick him up after lunch. Since I had to take something back to the school for Kendall, I said I would.
I picked him up and we went to the grocery store for a few items. We went home and he watched a little video. I took his temp and it was 101.9F! Ugh! That was it. Four days in a row of fever and it was time for him to be checked out. We got in the doctor's office in the afternoon after I picked Kendall up from school. The doc did a chest x-ray and the little guy was diagnosed with pneumonia. I think we caught it early enough that antibiotics for 10 days might be all we have to do.
And all of this is going on while my husband is in Sweden. He will get back on my birthday--this Saturday. He and the kids planned ahead and bought me some chocolates so the kids could give me a gift when I woke up on Saturday. The reason I know about the chocolates is last night there were wrappers and a shredded candy box on Kendall's floor. I hope they make good chocolate in Sweden. Maybe I'll love the replacement candy. Anyhoo. Last year for my birthday, Cody got into the pantry and made a huge mess. The dogs really love me. I'm tired from all the middle of the night wakings this week. I better get to bed.
