It seems like Halloween was just yesterday and now halfway to Thanksgiving. Yikes! Rosie ca,e down with some crazy chest cold last Friday and now 7 days later Malachi and I are in the middles of fighting it as well. It’s eaten through my week and now I’m so far behind in every way. I missed the parent/teacher conference, rescheduled my dentist appointment, desperately need to clean house and do laundry, and Rosie has missed 2 out of 3 days of school this week. We’re supposed to have the car worked on this weekend as well as work at the school’s Yard Day and attend the birthday party of Rosie’s classmate. I for one am not up for the latter two at this point. Overwhelmed doesn’t even begin to cover how I’m feeling. If my illness follows Rosie’s, today should be my worst day, and tomorrow I should start feeling better. Though she always seems to bounce back faster than Malachi and I ever do.
I have to make a paper bag pumpkin costume for Rosealyn to wear in a school “parade”. All the classes are doing a slightly different theme based on American fall/harvest traditions. Rosie’s class pulled pumpkins. I may enjoy knitting but that is about as crafty as I get. Now that I’ve procrastinated for far too long, this thing had better turn out right on the first try because I won’t have time to redo it if it goes horribly wrong. She still needs an orange shirt and colored hairspray to complete the ensemble. So far no luck on that front. Two days to make one costume from scratch and find all the scattered pieces of two other costumes as well. I need to stop with the procrastinating.
I never would have guessed that I missed working so much. This past weekend showed me how much I’ve missed living in the land of grown ups. It was a slow event and I was on my feet a lot and there were long days, but I was happy to be there and I’d gladly do it again. I think I might start keeping an eye out for a part-time job. It’d be nice to have some extra cash and get out of the stay-at-home mom rut. We’ll see what happens. Whether I find a job or not, I need to get out more. It keeps me sane. 
I guess the nice thing about something always being the same is that you know what to expect. That means you could potentially change things if you ever actually learn from the past. Apparently I don’t learn. Illness in our house pretty much always follows the same path. Rosie gets sick first. She recovers fairly quickly, but not before passing it to Mal. He gets whatever she had x2. He ends up sicker for longer. Sometime when Rosie is still sick I start feeling slightly out of sorts. By the time Mal is sick, I am full out sick as well. For the next 2 weeks. I never get as sick as them (low grade fever vs high fever and such), however I get much more rundown and worn out. Usually within a 2 weeks of feeling better I’ll be sick again because of being rundown the first time around. One of these days, I will get in to see the doctor while it could still be useful to me. Unfortunately, with the flu, since I didn’t get in within the first 24-48 hours I can’t take Tamiflu like the kids are. The most I could get at this point are some expensive prescription versions of the medicine I already have. So rather than spend another $30-$50 on medical care,I’m just gonna take otc stuff and rest and hope for the best. Here’s to letting the family destroy the house around me while I recover.
I’d love to know why kids have more energy while sick and adults have so much less. Seems rather unfair.
Rosie has the flu. I’m pretty sure I do as well. Malachi is probably going to get it soon too. Bummer.
This past week has been tiring for some reason. Rosealyn had nightmares a couple nights in a row, Malachi stayed up late and got up early a few nights, and neither on has been napping or even really resting during quiet time anymore. Now with Noah having the flu, I’ve been even more concerned about the sleepiness. I think they’re getting tired of being inspected every time they sniffle, cough, or yawn ha ha. I’m really hoping this flu bug bypasses them.
Malachi, my mom, and I went walking today. We kind of walked with the other VPK moms. I had to go slower because of the stroller and they all took of at a pretty fast clip. Mom and got left behind and they ended up about half a lap ahead of us. After 4 laps, Mal was done with it and so we left without saying bye because they were so far ahead. I feel kinda bad about that, seems rude, but we were really walking as 2 separate groups anyway so oh well. Unless I can get my mom to watch Mal, I probably won’t walk with them again. It doesn’t seem fair to expect them to slow down for me and I don’t want to kill myself trying to keep up with a 40 pound kid in a stroller. I’ll just stick to my usual walking routine with Malachi, though I’m thinking of doing bike rides with him as well. He’d be able to bring some toys or books with him in the trailer to occupy himself with.
I have to pick up Rosie, figure out lunch for the kids, and then clean up the house. Good times.
Rosie had an awesome first week of school. She loves it! Malachi and I have been trying to keep busy while she’s away. We’ve been going to the park and to Nana’s and walking. He’s been missing her though.She’s bummed that she has to stay home this weekend. If Rosie had her way, everyday would be a school day. Malachi keeps trying to sneak into her class.
We’ve been debating over whether or not to put Malachi in school a couple days a week. I think if we could afford to have them both in the same school I would do it for sure. However, the thought of having to drive to 2 different schools and having the time alone shortened so much is what’s really holding me back from doing it. Not to mention the fact that I am enjoying have some one on one time with him. We’ve really been having fun together. I’m leaning more towards keeping him home until next year.
Yesterday morning Rosie met with her teacher for the first time. She and Ms. Allison spent 30min together while Malachi and I got donuts and coffee and contemplated life without Rosie. We quickly drove back to get her. She had a great time and was thrilled about school the next day.
This morning she bounced out of bed in a great mood (rare occurrence, she is not a morning person) and grabbed her school clothes and hurried through dressing and eating. She was so excited to get to school and meet all her classmates. Malachi was upset because he knew he wouldn’t be going with her. Rosie let me brush her hair without complaining, and she brushed her teeth twice because she didn’t want to “get germs and stinky air” in her school. I couldn’t find the memory card for my camera (thanks Mike) so I took a couple fuzzy pics with my phone.
On the way to school she told me she was nervous and excited. “What if the kids don’t like me? What if I do something bad? When will you come get me?” We talked through it all and by the time we got there she seemed to feel better. She walked in like she owned the place and then got really shy when saw that other kids were there. I gave her a big hug and kiss and told her I’d be back at lunchtime to get her. Malachi was really upset that we were leaving her there. He doesn’t seem to be bothered by that anymore though. Now that we’re home and he gets to play with her stuff and pick his own tv shows and such, he’s quite happy with sissy being at school. I keep checking the clock to see if it is time to pick her up yet. 
I know it’ll get easier and easier, but for today, I really miss her.
2 more hours to go.
We are all sunburnt to varying degrees after the Pinewood Derby. 5 hours in the sun will do that to you. We had a pretty good turnout. There were about 30 kids that competed and another 15 or so who were either too young or old to compete. It was a lot of fun. Rosie and Malachi built and decorated a car with Daddy. Then they played on the water slide, climbed a tree, watched puppet shows, fished for candy, and ate doughnuts, hot dogs, chips, and smoothies. Now we have to run to the grocery store before we crash. We should all sleep well tonight.
If only there were an easier way to get in shape. I’ve committed to working out every other day, or more accurately if I didn’t workout yesterday, I need to do it today. Well I didn’t workout yesterday so I need to do it today, and I really don’t want to. The thought of doing squats and lunges again makes me ache. I still haven’t recovered from Tuesday. Oi. Maybe later.
Rosealyn and Malachi both caught the cold that’s been going around. Rosealyn is almost over it, thank goodness. SHE STARTS SCHOOL ON TUESDAY!!! Sorry, I freaked out a bit for a moment. Hopefully she’ll be 100% by then. Poor Malachi seems to have gotten it worse than her, as usual. He’s still in the worst of it, so he’s been super tired the past day or so. Still crazy active, but more likely to space out for a few minutes at a time.
I still can’t believe my baby girl is starting preschool. Just yesterday she was a newborn, how did she get so big so fast? She is extremely excited about it all. She has her outfit picked out for the first day, her backpack is loaded with supplies, and she is counting down the days. She’ll meet her teacher on Monday morning and then start school Tuesday. I plan on bringing the camera and lots of tissues. Mike won’t be there because of work, but my mom is going to stop by the school to see her off. Rosie is thrilled and I’m a nervous wreck. Ha ha ha! I’ve raised them to be fairly independent and open to new experiences so I’m sure she’s going to absolutely fine. I just don’t know what Malachi and I will do without her for those 3 hours she’ll be gone. He tends to wander aimlessly without her and the house gets eerily quiet. I need to find something for us to do a few times a week to keep busy. Maybe now is a good time to get him in gymnastics or something.
