Creeping Crud

Tuesday
"Kyle fell asleep at lunch and we think he has a temperature." Little did we know these words meant that for the next week EVERYONE in our house would be sick.

Coughs, headaches, nausea, human mucus machines and other unmentionable maladies.
You know your child is sick when he lays quietly on the couch for 4 hours.
By Friday, he was better. 8 children in his class were out with the same symptoms.
Drew's lasted till Saturday.
Mine lasted till Sunday.
Thursday John came home and went to bed.
Friday he went to work, came home and went to bed.
Saturday, Sunday..all filled with nausea, fevers, etc. He got it both barrels.
Didn't eat enough to take his diabetes medicine, couldn't keep anything down.
Monday we went to the hospital where they promptly admitted him.
Pneumonia and bronchitis.
We're here till at least Wednesday.
Blood sugar went from 89 to 374. Within a 6 hour period.

Kindergarten

I officially registered Kyle for kindergarten today.
How can that be?
Wasn't it last week he looked like this??????????????

Now he is old enough to go to Kindergarten?

Rosie, Lola and Gracie

First.....the cast of characters

First Rosie. Almost 15 years old. She's old, she's cranky, she's fiesty. Mostly content to lay on the warm bed and occasionally submit to petting.

Lola aka Big Head Fred. Barely a year old. I picked her because of the mark on her forehead. She's a gray tabby, but it looks as if someone dipped their thumb into brown paint and touched her head. She is affectionatly know as Big Head Fred because, no matter what is going on in the house, she simply must be there to supervise! She's a beautiful cat, but an attention hound, fast as lightning, can be entertained with a laser pointer for hours.

Then there's Gracie- born in October to Lola Yes, 7 month old kittens CAN go into season. She is living proof. Her father is a littermate of Lola. Essentially, Gracie's father is also her Uncle. That explains volumes. :) She's going to be the queen. The other two girls object strongly to this and we have spirited arguments frequently, mainly occuring between 2-4 in the morning.

Exit Interviews

The exit interview came sooner than the graduation.
I am no longer gainfully employed.
I do believe that things happen for a reason.
The ONLY reason I kept this frustrating crappy job was for the insurance and flexible spending benefits, and of course, the paycheck.
We checked with Johns human resources manager and tah-dah, insurance sightly better than what I had, 52 dollars a month cheaper. No flexible spending, but more and more pharmacies are going with the 4 dollar prescription offer so that may even itself out.
"I hate this job and don't want to be here anymore." was the only thought I had pulling into the parking lot every. single. day.
The first two days were spent laying on the bed (feeling somewhat outraged) watching DIY and the History Channel.
Now.... i'm sending out resumes and going on interviews.
In the meantime, I have cleaned out every drawer and cabinet in my house and have ordered the fabric to make new drapes in the music room and entryway.
There are two quilts I want to make and have started cutting the blocks out for one.
If I don't have a job soon, my Christmas presents will be made VERY early!