We had a rough start to the month of May and it just seemed to spiral downward until the very last day. It was one of the month's we'll look back and say....
Remember when....
I started working every day and you (Julia) looked at me with teary eyes and told me how you didn't want me to EVER work and you didn't want to EVER go to school and you wanted to stay with my forever and ever and do school at home forever and ever. Words I may remind her of when she's a teenager! However, it did make for a rough transition to working.
Remember when ...
We got the call that our "household effects" (aka - stuff from storage) had arrived and were ready to be delivered? And, in my second week of work, I already had to ask for a day off. And, Daddy was out of town? But it worked out fine and everything was delivered in one piece, for the most part.
Remember when...
2 days after our shipment arrived Chloe woke up with a high fever, Julia did the next day, and Daddy was still out of town!! Daddy left his visitors early to help back at home. Days passed and still fever. Finally went to a doctor and STREP!
Remember when...
The medicine didn't work for you (Julia) and we had to go back to the doctor? We took two steps into the office and you got sick all over the floor? They did see us right away (not surprisingly), but your fever still wasn't going down. Got some new meds and crossed our fingers that we could get some sleep and some relief.
Remember when...
We were up every night for two weeks trying to keep the fever from getting over 103, which it did on several occasions ... all the way to 105. And remember how you hated those cold washcloths? But, loved the ice cream! And you watched Mary Poppins for the first time (in the middle of the night) and laughed and laughed!
Remember when...
Your fever finally broke and we finally slept through the night. And, we started to get our stuff unpacked and organized. We found our photo albums of all our friends and family. And special stuffed animals, toys, and games we haven't seen for 1 1/2 years!
And all was well again...
In the middle of all of this, there were some brighter moments. The baby birds outside our door kept growing and growing. They seemed as interested in us as we were of them and would watch us come in and out and in and out.
At one point, during a fever free moment, Julia decided to take her book out and read to the baby birds. I think they liked it. Not sure if Mommy Bird liked it much, though.
Another celebration was the arrival of our car! Yeah! A dead battery, but other than that, all was well
And finally, we got to attend the Kindergarten Poetry Performance and Mother's Day celebration. All the students had to share a few poems in front of all of the parents -- a big task for young kids! But, they all did great, especially Chloe, of course.
With summer just around the corner at least we got all this illness out of the way (right?) and will be able to enjoy weeks of vacation!
Remember when....
I started working every day and you (Julia) looked at me with teary eyes and told me how you didn't want me to EVER work and you didn't want to EVER go to school and you wanted to stay with my forever and ever and do school at home forever and ever. Words I may remind her of when she's a teenager! However, it did make for a rough transition to working.
Remember when ...
We got the call that our "household effects" (aka - stuff from storage) had arrived and were ready to be delivered? And, in my second week of work, I already had to ask for a day off. And, Daddy was out of town? But it worked out fine and everything was delivered in one piece, for the most part.
Remember when...
2 days after our shipment arrived Chloe woke up with a high fever, Julia did the next day, and Daddy was still out of town!! Daddy left his visitors early to help back at home. Days passed and still fever. Finally went to a doctor and STREP!
Remember when...
The medicine didn't work for you (Julia) and we had to go back to the doctor? We took two steps into the office and you got sick all over the floor? They did see us right away (not surprisingly), but your fever still wasn't going down. Got some new meds and crossed our fingers that we could get some sleep and some relief.
Remember when...
We were up every night for two weeks trying to keep the fever from getting over 103, which it did on several occasions ... all the way to 105. And remember how you hated those cold washcloths? But, loved the ice cream! And you watched Mary Poppins for the first time (in the middle of the night) and laughed and laughed!
Remember when...
Your fever finally broke and we finally slept through the night. And, we started to get our stuff unpacked and organized. We found our photo albums of all our friends and family. And special stuffed animals, toys, and games we haven't seen for 1 1/2 years!
And all was well again...
In the middle of all of this, there were some brighter moments. The baby birds outside our door kept growing and growing. They seemed as interested in us as we were of them and would watch us come in and out and in and out.
At one point, during a fever free moment, Julia decided to take her book out and read to the baby birds. I think they liked it. Not sure if Mommy Bird liked it much, though.
Another celebration was the arrival of our car! Yeah! A dead battery, but other than that, all was well
And finally, we got to attend the Kindergarten Poetry Performance and Mother's Day celebration. All the students had to share a few poems in front of all of the parents -- a big task for young kids! But, they all did great, especially Chloe, of course.
With summer just around the corner at least we got all this illness out of the way (right?) and will be able to enjoy weeks of vacation!
