It's been a few nights since I had a good sleep. The kids have all been sickish with colds - and I finally got it too. Cough, cough, cough - yes, for hours every night. Made it impossible for me to sleep very well. Night before last I put an extra pillow under my head and the incline made it a lot better - I slept like a baby, well, maybe like my baby - cause he was up 3 or 4 times it seemed and so therefore, so was I! I am trying to wean him, and this kid just won't let it go! Since A's parents left (and I think D figured two parents had left - he would not really have remembered what it was like in the house before they came . . . after all, they were here five and a half months!), D has been clingy and really attached to me. He is just starting to relax a bit now, almost a month after they left. Which is good, because I found a babysitter I love and I need D to love her too!
Anyway, this morning A had to leave EARLY for work out of town, and just after he left (about 5ish), M started vomiting. Poor guy - every half hour or so till about 10. Then he rested a bit and had half a slice of bread for lunch and some juice, and now he is perfectly fine, although maybe a little tired. I revisited me fear and anxiety from last year when M and P were so sick and had to be hospitalized. Thank God he is okay; now I just hope no one else gets it.
Freezing rain and then 10cm of snow (our second snow of the year - the first was about 40cm a couple of weeks ago) made the roads treacherous. I was a bit worried about A going out of town this morning; hope he makes it back alright this evening.
Poor L dropped a metal chair on her toe last night and cut it badly. I couldn't see the wound, it was bleeding so much. We bandaged it and held it in the air with pressure on it for 20 minutes or so. Then before bed we changed the bandages. This morning I took them off and soaked her foot in a bucket of warm salt water, which cleaned it up nicely. Then I could see the deep cut and major bruising. Yep - it will hurt for awhile!
Daisy loves the snow, but not the cold! She asks to go out, and as soon as her front end is through the door she tries to turn around and get back in! She might as well get used to it!
P is so funny. The other morning at breakfast, he says to me, "Mommy, can you buy me a little vine?" When I asked what he wanted it for, he said to swing on, of course!
Had the kids' parent teacher interviews last night, although I should call them student-parent-teacher interviews, as the kids are supposed to be presenting their work to the parents. Not sure yet if I like the new format, but M did a great job showing his work to Grandma A and me. Both Mr. F and Mrs. E are excellent teachers, and I am happy with what the children are learning. Still think I will print out some worksheets to give the boys for homework each night.
