I'm Back!
I can't believe my last post was April 5th!!! My Vox page is my husband's home page when he logs onto the internet, so he will be very happy that he no longer has to see my last post.
I have to say this last month has been crazy! I was out of commision for a whole week with what was most likely bronchitis or pneumonia, but -- much to my husband's dismay -- I did not seek medical attention. Major cough, fever and aches and pains kept me on the couch (one day in BED) so I was so thankful that Mike was able to step up to the plate and take over some of the more important day-to-day stuff... uh... like feeding the kids. I didn't even have the energy to crochet, let alone blog. I tried to keep tabs on all of you, though, and I just spent a couple of hours reading the last few weeks of my 'hood's posts.
The kids have been ill off and on too. This household should have yellow 'quarantine' tape around it. We have been passing colds to each other like crazy, and I am hoping we are at the end of all that business. Brianna was off school all last week with a fever, but the Dr couldn't find the cause right away, asked that we just monitor her for a couple more days before he orders tests, et voila -- the next day no more fever! She obviously fought whatever it was she had, but I can't help touching her forehead now and then.
I have not been that sick since... I just don't know when. I am usually lucky when it comes to dodging colds. Not this time.
I have finally posted a new profile pic with my new 'do. I posted about my haircut a while back, but I have had it cut even shorter since then and I just love it. My husband did not have much to say about it. I guess it was one of those "Don't say anything at all" things.
Anyway, I have so much to share with all of you. I'm just going to start with a couple of pics that I am just busting to show you:
We call this the "Cheetah Couch"... although, I think it's more of a jaguar print. We bought it for Brianna when she was about 2 1/2 so that she had something just-her-size to sit on and watch Dora and Blue's Clues. We brought it out of retirement for the twins and they love using it as a comfy reading spot.
I have often said that the twins are "The best of friends and the worst of enemies", so moments like these are so precious! That Elmo book is majorly coveted by both girls. It is now ready to be taped together -- again! -- and the front cover has been peeled off. Can't throw it out though. Major jammer would ensue and I'm not into dealing with that right now.
** I just love the way Kaitlyn plonked herself down between Ainsley's legs. See her wee stripety foot to Kaitlyn's left? Too cute!
Comments
Welcome back to blogland!
I know how you feel about the bronchial cough situation. I get coughs like that quite regularly and as I am quite resistant to most antibiotics I just don't bother with the docs. I have found though, that when I am in one of my anaemic phases that I get ill more - so I am working on keeping up my iron levels.
Loving the girls sitting reading. Nothing pleases me more than kids reading. I get all my neices and nephews books instead of chocolate eggs at Easter - my thinking is that they get so much chocolate already and I know how much they enjoy the books. My brother loves to sit and read to his kiddoes so it's good bonding time. My gals still sit together like that and do it to me as well. In fact, it feels completely natural to be sat on the floor and have one of them come up and knock one of my legs over to the side so they can get in the gap and have a hug.
Hi Lizzie! I love reading to the kids, and I am so happy that my oldest daughter has such a passion for reading (like me!). She's turning 5 in June, and she is at a higher reading level than most of the 5 & 6 year old kids in her class! It must be from me reading to her since she was a baby. I hope the twins enjoy reading as much as we do!
I give books to the kids all the time as gifts. I agree with you -- they last so much longer than candy!
Hey Sis!
Looking forward to J's invite. We'll be there!
I have the Narnia Chronicles already.... I read them last year. I think Brianna would really like the stories, but we have a pile of new ones waiting to be read already. I think I'll wait a couple of years before I dive into Narnia with her.
We're reading "Ramona The Pest" right now (remember Ramona??). I also bought her "Anne of Green Gables" and "Anne of Avonlea" for her to get into in a few years. I actually bought them now so that I could read them! What kind of a Canadian girl am I? I've never read the Anne books!
"The best of friends and the worst of enemies"
I second that thought. My little guys wouldn't know what to do without each other, even when they're fighting.