Happy Day!

Today was just a happy day!
*Woke up from a great nights sleep...no babies yelling for me at 3 in the morning now that everyone is healthy!
*had time to pick up Tim Horton's hot chocolate (thanks Mary for getting me hooked) and muffin on my way to work;
*had a wonderful morning with my class;
*ate McDonald's for lunch (yum!);
*had a super afternoon working with my friend and Math Mentor Jill;
*had fun chats with Donna after work;
*went out for supper with the family to Pasta Jax;
*found out my friend Kelly won the Director's Award. (the highest honour given within my old School Board) YAY! RED! lol!
Just an all around happy day! And it's Steve's birthday too! Fun Fun Fun!

On The Mend...

We're all better!!! Well, Michael and Abbey still have a little bit of a runny nose and cough but we are 98% there! Crazy how having sick kids can turn everything upside down?!? Lack of sleep is killer too!! I must admit that I loved all the extra cuddles and how they only wanted "Maman" to soothe them back to sleep at night. I know Steve liked that part too! lol!

Just finished watching Gwen Stefani on American Idol...my good God she's cool... and she's a Mom! If they don't vote that Sanjaya kid off soon I swear I'll tune out. It's Blake all the way! How pathetic! I sound like I don't have a life! (I'm a Mom of twins...so I really don't!!!)

Today...

Another day, another trip to the hospital! FOR THE LOVE!!! Now Michael is on a antibiotic for an ear infection too. I swear our family is being taken over by germs! Yuck!!! I got myself checked out again and sadly, they still said that what I had was viral so unfortunately... no drugs! Sucks to be me! Just put Abbey and Michael down for the night after a nice warm bath (amazing the stuff that you can get out of their noses when in the tub...disgusting!!!!)
Steve and I are done all the "chores" and we will soon settle in for Amazing Race although it won't be half as good now that Rob and Amber are kicked off. They are so fun to watch!
Here's hoping this week is a little better...it couldn't possibly get any worse!?!

Time for a Dip...

Abbey and I were sitting on the front porch this afternoon...first time out basically since we got back from Florida. It was a beautiful Spring day so we thought we'd try to "get the sick out" and head out for a family walk. Anyway, while Steve and Michael got the Schwinn stroller ready, Abbey and I were chatting away. First she says "neige partie maman" (snow all gone), then "grand-maman, grand-papa partie, (self-explanatory) and then "piscine Abbey saute splash partie" (she misses jumping in the pool in Florida). You've got to wonder what goes through their minds eh?!? First hot weather, then cold again, grand-parents coming and going...so confusing I'm sure. Here's a picture of Abbey and Michael getting ready for an afternoon dip in Florida. I am already anxious for next year!

3 In A Bed!

There were three in the bed and the "big" one said...roll over I'm crowded!!! Who knew that such little people could take up so much space in a bed. It's 3:59 and I'm STILL awake! Argh! All three of us are in the spare bedroom bed and only two of us are getting sleep! Guess which two?!?

Okay enough is enough I'm going to attempt the transition back to their beds right now...I want to go back to sleeping with my 6'6 husband who takes WAY less space in a bed then my little Abigail!!!

On a different note..wasn't Grey's Anatomy great! Man I love that show! Poor poor George!

Happy Thoughts!

Enough with the downer blog entries! I need to write something happy! Here's a picture that says a thousand words. Steve, Abbey and Michael playing in the ocean! What a fantastic trip!

I'm just coming home from my Parent Teacher meetings. I've now totally lost my voice but I'm getting a supply teacher for tomorrow to catch up on sleep and hopefully kick this nasty bug. See I'm trying to think positive lol!

Michael and Abbey are still not feeling great either but I'm sure that whatever they have will soon have run it's course. Here's hoping anyway! I'll keep you posted!

OYE!

Oye! It's the only way to truly describe the last few days! Where to begin?!? Let's start with Monday...the departure day. We left my parents Siesta Key condo at 5 am for the Sarasota Airport and flew to Atlanta where we had a two hour wait for our connecting flight to Bangor Maine. We were in the truck by 2pm and optimistic for the 8 hour drive ahead of us. (okay well not really... both Abbey and Michael were running fevers and had runny noses but what could we do, we had to get home?!?)
Anyway, the trip was okay although that's easy for me to say since I only drove for a hour and a half. We stopped to eat at the BIG STOP (a far cry from Steve and I's last dinner in Florida at Fleming's, a 5* steak house lol!) just outside Fredericton and finally pulled into or driveway at around 11:30pm. I've never been so excited to see my bed. Sadly I wasn't in it long because Abbey and Michael were up all night with chills, coughs, and runny noses. So so sad! I remember my parents telling me "I wish we could be sick for you" and now I TOTALLY know what they meant. It's heartbreaking to watch your children be sick!
I stupidly went to work the next day with not even close to enough hours of sleep but played the part pretty well if I can say so myself. I called home a few times to see how the kids were doing and unfortunately they weren't doing any better (Steve stayed home with them and of course our SuperNanny Barb was there too).
After work we headed to the hospital. Abbey ended up having a double ear infection (can you believe she never complained?!?) and well Michael they weren't sure about, so they gave him a chest x-ray and we had to provide a urine sample (not a simple task for a 2 year old) and we are still awaiting results. I, too, am feeling under the weather with what I swear is Strep Throat but the Dr. said it was viral and it would pass. She didn't take a swab so I guess I'll never know but I would really LOVE some good hard codeine filled drugs (that sounds pretty bad eh?!?)
We are pumping Abbey and Michael with Children's Tylenol to keep the fevers under control and a cough suppressant to help their sore throat. They are both coughing like 80 year old men! Abbey is on some type of penicillin so hopefully that is helping too. The minute they see the syringes they say "Non Maman". Again, so so sad!
Now to top it all off...tomorrow is my Parent Report Card Meeting night. SUPER TIMING!!!
The only good part is that tonight is a special Survivor because it was cancelled last week. Instead of my usual Coke, popcorn and Wunderbar Survivor snack, I will be having a Ginger Ale and two Tylenol. You know I'm sick when I can't eat my beloved Wunderbars eh!?!
I'm off to bed right after because who knows how long Michael and Abbey will be asleep for?!?
Keep us in your prayers...we need it!!!