The Stomach Virus

Oh my. This tummy virus has hit and affected us all. It started with Jack late last week, we thought it was food poisoning, no big deal. He up chucked and got it out of his system, right?

Wrong. Next thing I know, I got a call at work that Emma had the "fast poop", as cousin Joshua puts it.

A few hours later, I'm feeling a little queasy and shortly after putting the kids down, I threw up. It was a relief actually. Emma threw up that night as well. I didn't get any sleep at all that night because I had achy joints and the queasiness that eventually led me to my second bout of talking to Ralph through the big porcelain telephone. Of course, Ralph decided to call at 2am - isn't that just like him?

The next day I felt so weak I could barely make it downstairs but we are on our way back. We have moved into stage two, the other end. I'll leave the details to your mind, but let's just say it is working itself out.

Oh, in the middle of this, the dog and the cat both have decided to take our cue and vomit as well. Bobbie in the kitchen yesterday evening and the cat the night before on the couch. That means that statistically, I should not be dealing with any more vomit for a long time.

My own streak was at 12 years, so this shouldn't visit me for another 12 years if the past is any precursor.

Just glad nobody has had to go to the hospital for dehydration, the little one worried me the most but she has the best attitude. Thank goodness for small miracles.

The Millennium Falcon

It made the kessel run in less than 12 parsecs...

Before and After

So the cousins were in town this long weekend and hung out with Jack and his sister. I took the opportunity to pile them on the couch to get a good shot of them - it lasted all of 15 seconds.

The before and after shots are below.

Loving Her Chair

Emma loves her chair and likes to eat pancakes while sitting in it.

Candy Nostalgia

I saw a canister of Lifesavers for sale at the Sev and bought it. It had several rolls in it, two of them Butter Rum, which I loved as a kid. My mom would buy them and give me one as a treat. One of my first memories was getting one of these and her driving the old "Blue Betsy" VW in Georgia.

Anyone else have any memories of candy you grew up with?

The 1st Pickle

So we went out to eat for some dinner tonight, nothing fancy, the Corner Bakery in Fair Oaks Mall. Kate got a salad and Jack and myself had sandwiches. The sandwiches had pickles and Kate decided to let Emma try one for the first time. This age is filled with first times and we are really expanding her food choices almost daily. She is a big bread fanatic; pancakes, sandwich bread, donuts, crackers, you name it.

Well, getting back to the pickle, I whipped out my camera phone and caught it. To my surprise, we got the look that we thought we would get, but we also got her as she really muscled through it and kept eating it because she liked it. This same thing happened a few weeks before with cantaloupe, not surprising because it was sweet I guess.

Anyway, it was surprising that she likes that sour taste enough to continue. Interesting to watch her discover this new experience. I love watching her.

Let It Snow

So we got some snow the other day and it left a nice covering on the branches of the leafless trees all around us.

This was the kind of snow that didn't cause too much chaos but is real nice to look at afterward. If course, being snow, it melted pretty fast and didn't stick around very long. By noon it had melted off those branches.