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The Blues

Since the weather was rainy on Saturday, we had an opportunity to be together as a family for the entire day. Th’s baseball game was cancelled so TJ and the boys went with the baby and me to run errands. We had a good time considering the boys hate to run errands. When we got home, we caught up on some indoor things that needed to be taken care of such as switching Ta’s clothes from size 18 months to 2T and storing stuff in the attic. We also played around with the boys. It was me versus TJ, Th, & Ta. We had fun, and the boys had a great time wrestling around.

I have been fighting a cold or something since late last week. It finally hit me full-force yesterday. I woke up feeling horrible, and today is even worse. I am achy everywhere, my ears and throat hurt, and I just want to sleep. I finished Th’s scrapbook pages but still need to complete the other child’s and the 2 title pages. I was hoping to get more accomplished, but since I slept most of the afternoon, that didn’t happen!

I did read 2 books over the weekend, though. I completed “Tallahassee Higgins” by Mary Downing Hahn and “Dear Mr. Henshaw” by Beverly Cleary. Both of them are excellent books, and after having read them now as an adult, I can understand how I loved them as a child. Well, Th has a baseball game tonight and I need to finish making supper. We’re having homemade lasagna and garlic bread. The boys are also calling me to come see their latest find: a baby lizard on a plant in the flower bed. More tomorrow, and hopefully I’m feeling better!
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Anonymous said…
I'm sorry you're not feeling well. I hope you are better by this weekend for Kasi's party.
August 13, 2007 at 3:04 PM
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