Thank goodness it's Thursday!

We cannot catch a break around here. 

Little angel popped a fever along with a sore throat and headache.  So we went back to the doctor and got her checked out.  The whole time we were there she just kept saying "I just want to go home Mommy."  And I told her "I know."

End result?

My baby girl who was sick all last week and tested negative on everything last week tested positive this time.  Positive for strep and positive for not one but two types of the flu. 

So she's out of school for the rest of the week. 

Meanwhile a few of the rest of us are trying desperately to cling to some semblance of health. 

Hopefully we will get back to normal around here very soon.

Somebody really should stop me

Writing a quick blog post when I don't feel well is a bad idea.  My goodness what was supposed to be a nice little post about my mom's birthday turned out to be one of my choppier pieces of writing.  I promise to do better next time :-)

It seems I am suffering a bit from the after-effects of the kids' illness.  While I am getting caught up on work, the cost has been sleep.

So that's the next thing I plan to get caught up on.  Sleep.

Happy Birthday Mama!

She was born 76 years ago today, during a flood.  (And still hates water--pools, rivers, streams, etc)


Around eight years ago she got the got a chance to revisit the home she was born in and was amazed at how different it looked.  Somewhere a long the way a second floor was added to the house.

She had rosy cheeks which led to her name :-)

She was the youngest of 3 girls. . .until her brother came along 13 yrs later.

She hated school when she was a little girl.  She even wrapped her legs around the big mailbox on the corner and proclaimed that she was NOT going to kindergarten.  (She didn't have to go)

So what did she become when she grew up?  Of course.  A teacher.

She had to quit teaching when she got married.  That's how it worked back then.

But then she got to be my mama.

And just like any mother-daughter, we have our good days and our bad days. We are both pretty independent minded.

But when I get sick, nothing compares with the chicken noodle soup she makes for me.

And when I have a bad day, Mom is the one that listens, says "tsk, tsk" and gets me back on track.

I love my mom and pray we get many more years together.  (That's practically an order Mom!)

Not that the lyrics really apply but this song makes me think of my mom. . .she used to sing along to the radio when they played this one:

I may never get caught up.

Last week is like a lost week for me.

The youngest got sick on Sunday.  The middle child got sick the next day.  For five days they were completely wiped out.

One had a really high fever and coughed some.  The other had less fever but an awful cough.

It really is a miracle that the entire family didn't fall victim to this mystery virus.  It looked like the flu.  It felt like the flu.  It sounded like the flu.  But apparently, it was a lousy test-taker because it didn't test like the flu.

Nonetheless the kids missed the entire week of school and we have had to play massive "school" at home to get them caught up.

Laundry fell by the wayside.

Extra house cleaning fell by the wayside.

My homework fell by the wayside.

But kids are in better shape and that is what is important.

I'll just keep the living room blinds shut until next weekend when I hopefully I get a chance to take the last standing tree down and hide it away for another 11 months.  Don't go telling everyone my last tree is still up.  It's getting embarrassing.

But when the kids are sick, getting them well and caught up in school is much more important anyway.

Jimmie Rodgers wins the "Saturday Song" contest!

I recently discovered that I can listen to a variety of music "channels" through my cable tv.  Haha--who knew?

The cool thing is these are themed stations with much more variety than I would get through VH-1, MTV or CMT.  It's like having radio without commercials.

Heaven.

So the other night while trying to help sick kids with homework we turned on the 50s and 60s channel.  I had not heard this one from Jimmie Rodgers in many many years. 

An oldie and still a goodie~~Secretly

 

Based the number of youtube hits that song has, it isn't one of the more popular ones from Jimmie Rodgers.  This of course just means people that grew up listening to it may not realize that it's available on youtube.  They probably have it in their own collections anyway, right?

 

A more well known song from Jimmie Rodgers is of course "Honeycomb" which is certainly a good catchy little song. 

 

Friday Movie--Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

A good friend pointed me toward this one a while back.  I finally got a chance to sit down and watch it and now I'm sharing it with you.

Dear Mr. Blandings (Cary Grant) and his wife (Myrna Loy) are ready to leave the hustle and bustle of New York city in order to build a house in the country.  But it isn't all that easy.

I love the line:  "makes about $2000 a year" after describing him as having a comfortable life with a wife and two kids.  He even has a housekeeper!!!  But then again, this movie is from 1948.

Even if you haven't gone through the joys of building a home, you will be able to enjoy this one.

You'll have to click the link to get to it . . .Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Martha Stewart Project!

Kids are still sick :-(  Poor babes. 

I spent way too much time on pinterest while hanging out at home with them and found a gazillion recipes to try. . .but not while they are sick.  So instead today I have a project that I found during Christmas break and decided that we need to try.  My kids used to love bath fizzies but we haven't had any in a long time.  These look so cute I just have to believe they are worth trying! 

Martha Stewart Bath Fizzies