Is It Spring Yet?

There has unfortunately been more sickness in our family. After Alissa finished her antibiotics from Strep Throat she came down with a virus that had a fever. I know it sounds strange, but I think that get a sore in your mouth somehow accompanied this virus. Caleb and I both got it too. Alissa and Caleb were really feeling bad a few days this week. Luckily for Caleb he wasn't sick on his school day. No one has been eating very good and everyone spent a lot of time laying around on the couch. Here Caleb and his teddy bears are getting some quality couch time. Luckily, everyone is starting to feel better, except me. I show how ended up with a cold. Lots of congestion and sinus headaches, but better me than the kids. I just hope the kids don't end up with this next. This winter has been lots of snow and sickness!

It's almost March and I hope that means that the snow will at least stop falling and maybe even start melting. As everyone knows this has been one of the snowiest Februaries. I am so tired of all the snow and having to dig out. This morning the kids were supposed to have a Church activity, but it was cancelled because we got another 2 inches last night. There has been a lot of cancellations, but at least Leah did have school everyday this past week. Caleb was finally able to have his valentine party this past Tuesday at his school.

Today, Rod is out digging us out again and Caleb and Alissa were excited to go out with him. Caleb still likes to go out and play some, but it's hard to get them to go out and stay out for more than a few minutes.

Caleb loves to take his loaders out and dig in the snow. Too bad they aren't a little bigger.

Alissa decided to mow the grass! I wish we could see the grass!

This is what Leah was doing while everyone else was outside. I think she's had enough of the snow.

Snow, Snow and More Snow

It has been snowing so much here. School has been cancelled the last two days. Caleb didn't have school this week. Leah already had scheduled days off for Friday and Monday so it's almost like summer break except there is snow up to my knees on the ground! The kids have been going out some, but it's also been very cold. The kids spend about as much time getting ready as they do outside. Caleb's snow shovel is lost forever in the snow and the kids have been banned from using ours since they lost it in the snow and I somehow found the needle in the haystack. Rod keeps the sledding hill in good shape, but even the sledding hill has lost some of it's glory. I think we all may be ready for a little warmer weather.

Rod has spent a lot of time digging us out. I have done some of it too. The piles of snow are getting quite large, but the kids think they are fun.

I had to include this picture. With being stuck indoors so much the kids have gotten into about every toy we have. They have been doing a lot of dress up. Alissa usually chooses one of Leah's dresses and high heels, but this time she brought me Caleb's spiderman and said "on". It was too cute.

Only one question remains. Will I be able to keep my sanity until spring?

Sick Week

It's not that I have completely forgotten about the blog, I just have been having a rough week. Last week, Alissa had a virus that caused vomiting and diarrhea. It was bad and went over the course of a few days. She got better and no one came down with anything for several days. I thought that we were all safe. However, on Sunday Leah complained about her stomach. She came home from Church and said that she wanted a nap (we were shocked). She went to bed and sleep for almost 3 hours. Then when she got up she continued to complain that her stomach hurt. She laid around most of the day with a bucket that she never used, but by evening she was off running around and playing.

On Wednesday, my stomach started hurting really bad. Things just got worse from there. Unfortunately, Rod had to come home that evening instead of going to his brother, Travis' as planned. He had to stay home from work on Thursday because I was completely out of commission and spent most of my time in the bathroom or in bed. By Thursday evening I started to feel a little better. We did learn from this experience that Rod would not want to be a stay at home dad!

Although, I was feeling a bit better on Thursday night, Alissa was especially grumpy. We thought that it was just because she was tired, but she woke up a few hours after we put her down to sleep with a terrible fever. I gave her medicine and put her back to bed. She was still running a terrible fever (102.3 under the arm pit where the say to add a degree) in the morning. The medicine is keeping it down, but I am planning on taking her to the doctor this afternoon. I think she has another ear infection. She has told me a couple of time that her left ear is oowee. This is the same ear that she has been having trouble with infections. If she has one this will be her 3rd infection in the same ear over a 3 month period.

Too top it all off, it is snowing like crazy! This would be no big deal if I was staying home, but I couldn't get an appointment until 3 in the afternoon. I was going to try and go when Leah was at school, but they cancelled PM kindergarten today. So now me and the kids will all venture out in the snow to the doctor. I guess I'll leave early and hope that my kids don't touch anything in the doctors office.

Sorry to complain so much. I'll try and make the next post more upbeat!