When the Christmas break began, I was so full of hopes and plans. We were all healthy after coming off over a week of the stomach flu. The kids' parties were finished, the wrapping was done . .. . the holiday baking completed early. We had 3 really good days there.
Then Christmas Day evening hit. We'd spent a majority of the day at my parents' house. . .eating (2 meals), unwrapping presents, laughing and playing. Andy hadn't felt so great that morning, but he seemed to be better as the day went on. By the time we got home, Alaina had a fever, and Andy basically tanked. {sigh} We never did really figure out what we all ended up passing around .. . the flu (of the non-stomach variety)? a cold? I'm not sure. But by the time we were to leave on Thursday morning for Arkansas, we'd taken 2 of the kids to the dr . . .one with a double ear infection, one with an ear infection and a sinus infection. I figured surely a day of antibiotic would help. With Ian, it seemed to . . .Alaina . . . no such luck. I think here, 6 days later. . . and 9 days after she started the whole she-bang, you can finally see a spark of that Alaina flair.
So, over the course of 2 weeks. . .we celebrated Christmas 4 times (once at home, once at my parents, again at home with Andy's parents, then in Arkansas), we watched 2005 slip into 2006 (I was in bed trying to go to sleep. . . fear of another migraine), and we earned an extra day of Christmas break. Yep, you heard me! I almost became one of those moms who got their kids ready for school and took them to drop them off, with nary a kid in sight! We didn't realize until yesterday evening that we didn't HAVE school today. Oops!
Then, last night, someone from down the street came and rang the doorbell, wanting to know if our neighbors were in town. They're still gone. . .and apparently someone broke in their van window and stole a bag inside. Poor thieves . . . they didn't snatch anything worth getting, and dumped it in a recycling bin, where it was found. Poor neighbors, they now have to have a window replaced. And it's kinda scary . . .knowing that someone was either (1) survailing houses, trying to find people who were out of town or (2) going from driveway to driveway peeking in all the vehicles looking for something to steal. The policeman that came felt it was more likely option 2. Kinda makes me feel "oogy" knowing someone is doing that.
I don't really make resolutions . . .they've never really been my bag. But here's hoping that (1) we all stay safe and (2) Christmas 2006 is more healthy than this past one!
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BLEK! I'm so sorry to hear that the bug went around and around during the holidays. What bad fortune. While we were at mom's house, mom and I kept commenting that this was the FIRST TRIP EVER that we have not had to take one of my kids to the doctor while visiting her. In 14 years, we've always had to visit the doctor at least once. My kids actually have charts at my mom's clinic. This time, it was my mom who had the mishap - sliced her finger wide open. Alyssa said that blood spurted EVERYWHERE. My sis, the nurse, was there and deemed stitches a must. My mom, on the other hand, decided that she was not going to miss out on a night of card playing, so she sat there and bled all over. It was quite the night. My kids are still talking about all that blood that spurted from Grammy's finger. Eeew, the things they remember make me wonder how their minds work.
Anyways, I hope every one of you G's are feeling better this week.
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