Thanks to several sweet people who checked on us since I didn’t write on Monday. I had to use Monday to recover from Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
I wish I had some amazing story to tell you but most of those are already written and can be picked up on CNN and other online news sources.
Like the balloon boy hoax.
Don’t get me started on that one.
And since I did tell you all about that car in the sinkhole, I feel compelled to tell you that the driver was arrested on Monday. Seems he did it on purpose.
Really makes my weekend activities pale in comparison. I’m glad to say no one was arrested at my house. Knock wood.
We got Scary Baby off to a pre-Halloween birthday sleepover on Friday night dressed, most appropriately, to match her code name.
Her frightful costume created plenty of screaming and yelling. Though I don’t think it was suppose to come from me as she had a meltdown about which vampire teeth she was going to wear, her black boots were at the neighbor’s and a spider earring disappeared as she walked out the door.
I love Halloween fun to start two weeks before Halloween so by the time we get to the real Halloween, mommy has turned into a very scary witch.
Side note: I know several family members who shall remain nameless can relate to this. The rest of you continue with your sweet Halloween fun.
I think I popped the xanax right after she left because I was aware that I was exhibiting very witch-like behavior sans the costume.
The darling twins came home Friday {again} with only one extra Soldier as it was their drill weekend. An added bonus was that The Grunter did not have to work so it was our first Friday in several years we had the three lovely young adults big kids without Scary Baby.
We took them all to dinner and then went bowling. I’ll save the bowling throwdown story for another day. Suffice to say that we had some bowling etiquette issues with the eight teenagers next to us ending with one of the teenagers being kicked out and the management giving us 12 free games.
Another shining memory for our family.
It should be noted that those teenagers should be very, very glad I was medicated.
We awoke Saturday to Wizzy saying she couldn’t breathe and didn’t think she could go to drill. Roger Leroy headed out with her Soldier friends while PhilBillPaul took Wizzy to the walk-in clinic.
This is the darling twin who has been sick for several weeks and in spite of trying to tough it out, is not getting better. Imagine that her bronchitis has not gotten better after playing rugby, flag football, tubing and early morning cadet physical training. Shocking, I know.
They came home announcing we needed to take her to the emergency room because the physician’s assistant was very concerned about meningitis because Wizzy said she had a bad headache.
As they left for the ER, they stopped back by the walk-in clinic to double check everything because the darling twins were vaccinated in high school for meningitis.
The good news…
No Swine Flu
and no meningitis either.
Two days of complete rest at home with more sleep than she’s had in a year and she still isn’t better.
Sunday, Roger Leroy and Casey got back from drill and spent several hours looking for her lost wallet and ipod.
I cooked a Sunday dinner compliments of Granny’s homemade noodles overnighted from Texas.
I added a Pumpkin Spice Cake with that Maple Brown Sugar Frosting from last weekend’s cupcakes and made some Caramel Apple Kisses with pretzels and M&Ms.
Because we’re still watching our sugar.
The wallet and ipod were located by Casey and Wizzy. In her bookbag. Roger Leroy is like the scarecrow on Wizard of Oz and that’s being polite.
After they ate, they headed back to college. They couldn’t wait for the desserts to cool down so she took a sad little container with 3 kisses back with her.
This is what happens when you set your camera on “cuisine” setting and turn off the flash.
Finally, three hours at urgent care on Monday with chest x-ray and blood work has confirmed Wizzy still has bronchitis and will be staying home for a few more days.
Such a boring weekend here. Please tell me you all had a much better weekend?!
One year ago..
Okay, okay now I understand why you did not blog on Monday! I am dying to hear the bowling story! Hope Wizzy gets well soon.
Sorry to hear about all the sickness but it’s the same here in NJ. I ended up with an eye infection and had to get my cornea checked to make sure I wouldn’t go blind, husband is all stuffy achy, son is sick (still) and daughter (6) decided she was going to throw up. She never did but she got to stay at Pop’s house with her brother instead of going to school because I didn’t have time to argue. People here think I’m crazy. I read your blog and know there are others out there just like me!
My son and I headed out Fri. night for a Boy Scout camp out- low temps that night hit 38, we were in a tent… When he came out of the tent (after I had listened to him moan all night), he didn’t look very good. I had assumed he was cold, thus the moaning but apparantly he had a headache. Anyway, I loaded us up and we headed home, with him running over 103 temp. Sat. was also my middle child’s 15th birthday, so at least we got to be home for that after all. Last week my 19 yr. old tested positive for influenza A so they decided that’s what my son has too- but didn’t prescribe the Tamiflu in spite of the fact that he has asthma. Anyway, both little piggies have weathered their illnesses pretty well- now my husband has it too though. Brett and I are hanging tough… WE WILL NOT GET SICK!!
Sherra,
Thanks for the sarcasm about my activities with my sickness I really enjoyed that part. I feel like you should definitely share the bowling story. It was the most excitement I have had all year!! Plus it’s funny especially the part about Phil and Everett. You also should include if we were in our uniform that would have never happened!! Okay that’s all.
Your DD Lizzie
@Sally–Not sure I can blog about bowling story. There were many bad words flying through the air and I try to keep it at least PG here!
@Joanne–I hope you all are feeling better by now!!
@Peggy–I’m sorry about all your family sickies!! Was that a mother/son camping trip because The Grunter would have never have been able to convince me to go camping. You are such a great mom!!
@Lizzie–Daddy and Everett probably wouldn’t think that part of the bowling story is funny much like you don’t think it’s so funny when I share about your activities and sickness. But maybe later I will share