Back to a Routine

I am trying to establish a routine again, since everything has been crazy and amuck lately. I'll give you a few highlights and lowlights since my last post.


  • Lots of spider killing.
  • Dinner dropped off by a friend.
  • Snow day. Yesterday.
  • Two-hour delayed opening. Today.
  • Fevers. (One boy had a fever for six days.)
  • Breathing treatments.
  • Coughing.
  • As I was coughing up a lung one morning in the dining room, I heard, "Mom!!! Spenser is pooping on the kitchen floor!!" Seems she had a bit of loose bowels at breakfast. Or lunch. Or snack time. Whatever meal it was. Every day has blended together.

  • Body aches.
  • Two cakes decorated for the Blue and the Gold.
  • Eagle scout ceremony for a friend.
  • Losing five pounds being sick last week.
  • Becoming "Medicine Dispenser Extraordinaire."
  • Running my first eight-miler, before getting sick.

  • Two Flat Stanleys that flew to California, and then took a road trip back to the east coast.
  • Having an appetite again.
  • Getting my strength back after being sick for over a week.
  • Trying to clean my house after being "off" for a week. (Not really off, but you know what I mean.)
  • Happy to be back in a routine again.

Comments

Brenda said…
Glad you're back to your normal routine. Missed you.
9:54 AM EST
Anonymous said…
Yay! You're back! Everyone's at school?
10:31 AM EST
Erika said…
I am Glad you are getting lots better it is so hard when mom is "out" it seems that the chores turn gigantic.
I hope the rest of the kids can feel much better too
Erika
11:09 AM EST
Katie Jean said…
Glad to hear you're getting better. What goes down must come up, right? Hopefully this weekend will bring lots of nice warm weather like it's supposed to!
11:14 AM EST
Stacey said…
Whew....what a time you have had. Congrats on the 8 mile run! Glad that the fam is feeling better!
11:40 AM EST
Lisa @ Life with 4! said…
that's quite a week!! i think we are starting the sickies... yuck. not looking forward to it moving through the family.
glad you're feeling better.
11:53 AM EST
Karyn said…
You crack me up.

I'm glad you're back and feeling better!

More snow days?? Sheesh.
1:25 PM EST
jessica said…
Wow - just when you think things can't get any more crazy, eh? I hope your routine return stays for a while!
1:31 PM EST
Anonymous said…
oooh, that's rough. feel better, my friend.
((((hugs)))
2:02 PM EST
nikko said…
I hope everything starts improving for you. You've had a rough couple of weeks. I always enjoy getting back into a routine, too.
4:18 PM EST
Amanda Jean said…
it's amazing that you made it through all that!!! i'm glad to see you back. :) wouldn't a week off (i mean really off) be wonderful??? actually, we probably wouldn't know what to do with ourselves, would we? :)
4:44 PM EST
Kris said…
It's hard when so many are sick! And hard to be sick when the kids are. Hope you are all back to rude health!
4:59 PM EST
Mam said…
So glad you're back and feeling a bit better. I missed reading about you and your little family.
6:46 PM EST
hooli said…
Good luck in your return. I always marvel at your enthusiasm for life with such a big family. Really, I admire it.
9:32 PM EST
misschris said…
I'm reading this thinking, "der, quit yer whining, chris; it was way crazier at Lera's." 'Cause it was. So glad things are getting back to normal for you. I'm going to go crawl back in bed now.
3:05 PM EST
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