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Stir Crazy

Ta and T.G. were both sick over the weekend. Ta started running a fever on Thursday night, and didn't get better until Saturday. T.G. started running a fever Saturday, and even vomited Saturday night. Thankfully I was able to find a substitute to teach Sunday School for us yesterday since we had to stay home.

It's been a rough few nights of sleeping. Ta has been waking and coming in our room, and if he's not quiet about it, he wakes Th, too. Last night it was the four of us all crammed together in our bed. I got so frustrated with being kicked in the belly, (Ta refused to sleep with his head on the pillow- he was sleeping the other direction) I finally got up and went in his bed. I have probably only been getting about 5 hours of sleep per night, and I woke up this morning with a killer headache. I am hoping a shower, some coffee, and some Tylenol will help.

We were supposed to go over to a friend's house this morning to play, but she had to cancel because she's been battling headaches the past couple of days. So, I'm not sure what we'll do today. As crazy as this may sound, I don't really feel like going to the pool. It is so much work to get everyone ready! Plus, we are having some friends over on Thursday to go swimming, so I am hoping the kids can wait until then. We went swimming 3 days last week, and I literally have to get everything together the night before in order to keep from losing my mind the day of because the kids get so excited.

I was thinking of going to the park, but we're going tomorrow with the MOMS Club to meet/greet potential new members. I don't want to wear off the novelty, although Th has been begging to go to one particular park in town that we have not been to since he was almost 2. Now that Ta can ride his bike by himself pretty well, I may load up the bikes and head over there so they can play and ride a bit before lunch and before the main heat of the day. We'll see how my head feels after my shower. I just know we can't stay home all day- we did that yesterday because T.G. was sick, and the kids, especially the boys, are going crazy with being home!

Have a great day!

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