Back in Action

It's sunday afternoon. Penny, Simon, Doug and I all stayed home from church today. Penny, who has been sick for what seems like forever, developed a fever a few days ago and a green snotty nose that runs all day long. I"m not kidding, ALL day. The poor thing just can't catch a break. We've missed 4 weeks of Maggy Haves (our little Friday toddler class) and I've come up with Swine Flu (of course) a recurring ear infection and Rosiola as possible diagnoses. And then, just now as she was crying, i caught a glimpse of her teeth in the wide open wailing mouth. and it hit me. Could it be teething? No way, could it be that simple, but i remember my sister telling me how sick her kids would get when they were cutting teeth and i remembered some very sad moments last year caused by 2 great molars. hmmm. wouldn't that be funny if i have locked myself in the sick cave for weeks over this?? I'm sure it's a combination of everything and a visit to the dr's office tomorrow with help clarify the mysterious illness, so we'll see.

Sophie and Owen hitched a ride with friends to church today. what good kids. i never would have gone if BOTH of my parents were staying home.

Oh yeah, Doug threw his back out really bad yesterday moving a big cabinet into the girls room, so he's laid up for now. Oh, he's in pain. He's got 2 days of hand held Walgreens commercials to shoot this week so hopefully it gets better soon!?! (At which time i'm going to take him directly to a yoga studio or something and limber him up. Don't you just love trying to take control of other people's lives?)

Anyway, so we've just been hanging here eating chicken soup and all the kids halloween candy they got at the trunk or treat last night. I've got to get my last good bit of sweets before i start the nazi 'no white flour, no white sugar' diet tomorrow.

Beth and my sister Kelly have armed with really awesome quick, healthy food ideas to help me get started. So, if anyone wants to join in let me know. I TOTALLY need support, cuz sweets rock. don't they?

Alright, better go. just wanted to jump back in to blogging. I finally got a new computer, which was a wierd experience, actually. i had both kids in the double stroller at the apple store at the mall so i went in and gave them my credit card and walked out. And if you buy a new laptop you get a free printer so i put the laptop and case in the basket of my stroller and carried the printer in one hand and pushed the stroller out. Not sure why that was funny to me. Probably because i felt like i just bought some jeans or something and yet it was my computer. i guess i know where Owen gets it.

ok, going to go tidy house and help both crying babies and probably finish off those milk duds.