Thursday: rain

Since talking about how we're all a bit sick but slowly getting better, I wanted to share a story from yesterday.

It was raining out when I picked up the boys after school, but luckily I had remembered to pack umbrellas.  I was approaching Joshua from behind and there he was with his little umbrella and three other kids crammed under it, and he was saying, "huddle up!" in his cute little voice.  I felt a bit bad for taking him away.

Wednesday: still under the weather

I didn't have a fever still today, but this has transformed into a bad cold.  I was able to get several things done this morning before I crashed.

The boys also had eye appointments today.  Isaac's eyes are great, while Joshua is slightly far-sighted.  I think the plan is to get him some cheap glasses to use when he's going to be doing a lot of close up work and see if he notices a difference.  

Tuesday: hmm

After waking up from a restless night, I took my temperature.  It was high for me, but not really considered a fever.  As the heat felt like it was rolling off my body I decided it was wrong.  It might not be a high fever, but I had a fever.  In a winter morning it's supposed to be cold to get out of bed, not a relief.

So I taught remotely.  It's not my favorite thing to do because there's no feedback on whether the students are understanding something or following along, but it isn't too hard either since everything is on a computer.  I think we all survived.  I was really tired during the second class though, and found myself yawning several times.

The fever hasn't returned, although I do seem to have some more cold symptoms now.  They're annoying, but easier to deal with.

Sunday - Tuesday: Florida

One of the things Isaac really wanted to do while in Florida was to go to the cake restaurant.

So we did.  (The boys had such low expectations for this vacation that we were able to get them all done.  They included things like "Play Mouse Trap" and "Swim in the pool".)

Excitement at going fast on the boat:

Watching the train.  I was surprised at how many times their heads moved together.

Cake!  In the past the favorite has been orange crunch, but this time around it was the pineapple one.

We picked up some shells.

We also saw dolphins (unpictured) and a ton of manatee.

Tuesday we had to go home. :(  It was a later flight, so we had a nice morning and we were still able to get some gelato.

Joshua showed us why he wanted to find a spiral shell on Sunday.  I was surprised that he had such a specific thing in mind, but it turns out he saw it on the floor of the airport.  Oh, that was a bad picture.  Oh well.  The flights back went well, although Isaac was not feeling well at the end.

Monday: ha, just kidding

The day went pretty well.  I remembered to take the correct car to get the tires changed, although I do have to admit that I sat in and turned on the wrong car prior to looking over my shoulder and seeing the tires in the other car.  I knew this was going to be a problem, so even if I had pulled out of the garage I don't think I would have gotten very far.

Then last night I got a fever.  It's a bit funny because about two hours prior I was telling Ben that I felt pretty good and must be over the gunk.  

Sunday: belated Leprechaun Day

Joshua had a food craft project in mind for the last several weeks and kept remembering it, so today we finally made it.  He was so excited.

As you can see from the pictures if you zoom in, it was a pot of gold with a rainbow.  (From L:R, Joshua, Isaac, Ben, Amanda).  I think Isaac's came out the best.

Saturday: art by Joshua

Joshua made me a house with a chimney and a garden.  The yellow dot on the blue stick is a sun, which I thought was a creative way of getting it in the sky.

I had a bridal shower this afternoon and when I came home all the groceries were put away and the table was clean!  It was wonderful!