Wednesday: chores

The day started out productively.  I didn't put too much on my chore list for the day, so I got to Operation: Clean the House.  I scrubbed some of the floor and worked on the sink cabinet.  The front of sink cabinet was really dirty so that felt good to clean.  I'm about half way through the room I think, but it also needs a bit of paint work.

Around 11:30 I got a call from the school saying Joshua's stomach was hurting.  This didn't surprise me a bunch, as Joshua hasn't been eating well this week.  He rested, ate a tiny bit, and took a nap.  He naps more than Isaac but still not a ton, so coming home was probably the right choice.  However, I wasn't able to get groceries and it's messed up my plans a bit.

Tuesday

Joshua went to school today!  He's still whispering and a bit under-the-weather, but well enough to go to school.

I didn't have to teach today, so I was able to get several errands done that have been hanging out.  They weren't long, but I wanted to be in the area to do them and not go out of my way.  I took it a little easy today, but got things done too.

Hmm, I was trying to think of something interesting.  I have some extra pepperoni that I want to use up, but it turns out there aren't many recipes with pepperoni that aren't pizza-y.  I think we're going to try Italian subs.

Monday: in the kitchen

Let's start with Joshua.  Last night was rough and he was having a hard time breathing.  The nebulizer didn't help much, so then he sat in the cold air for a while.  It wasn't really helping so we were about to go to the hospital.  I got everything ready but by then he was starting to feel a little bit better.  So we sat in the car for a bit longer and then moved inside.

Today he wasn't super active, but also not really sick.  Other than whispering the whole day.  So maybe school tomorrow??

I took two naps today.  Joshua started having problems around 4am, I was up for the next two hours, and just dozed the last hour.  It reminded me of when the kids were babies.

There were still a few things I had to do today though, including cook the turkey.  I did it!  However, I did cook it upside-down.  Not really a big deal, other than it was a bit harder to cut.  We had open face turkey sandwiches for dinner, so I also made mashed potatoes.  Everyone likes applesauce, so I made that.  Lastly, I made some healthy oatmeal raisin cookies so that Isaac can have a different option for lunch.

Look how clean it looks too!  The other side isn't as clean, but it isn't as bad as normal after cooking.

I still need to finish dealing with the turkey, but I packed it up and it's in the fridge for the night.  Dealing with it took longer than expected and I had other things to do.

Sunday: still sick

Joshua is still sick.  He doesn't like taking medicine, which is a bit of a problem.

After lunch is usually screen time.  Joshua didn't take the medicine I had given him at the beginning of lunch.  His fever wasn't really high enough to require it (100.4), but high enough that it would help him feel better.  Anyway, Joshua really didn't want to skip screen time, even if we told him he could do it after a nap.  His eyes were closing as he refused.  So we elected to all wait for screen time until after the nap and he proceeded to fall asleep a minute later right where he was sitting.

He finally took some medicine after his nap, but it still took him a while to perk up.

In other news, the theme of the weekend of Lego puzzles.

Saturday: unexpected

The day started out mostly normally.  Joshua made a cat out of Legos that we named Storm.  We relaxed, finished up last weekend's game, and worked on some Lego sets.  

However, Joshua started acting a little funny during the game and slowly declined.  By 4pm he had a fever and was "finally" as sick as he had been acting.

However, it meant that we had to postpone graham cracker houses until next weekend.

Friday: blood drive

 I donated blood today.  I drank my water and took my iron.  I got to the beds and the nurse was deciding which arm to draw from.  I mentioned I have small veins and got the same "drink a lot of water" speech I get every time and almost decided not to come back.  But then it was the smoothest donation I've had in a really long time.  Getting the donation started went really smoothly and the blood came out really quickly.

Thursday: went better

Today seemed to go better for everyone.

I had my second PT appointment today and she keeps finding things that are slightly wrong.  Nothing major, but apparently I'm using all my back muscles incorrectly.  And I forget to breathe, which means I'm using my abs wrong.  I forget to breathe a lot.

Fast forward to karate, which ended up being a core workout day.  I thought about my PT person a lot as I tried to remember to breathe the whole class.  I have no idea if I did anything correctly, but I did breathe.