Swine Flu

Did I kiss a pig recently?? Hmmm, I don't think so, but somehow I ended up with the Swine Flu. No this isn't a joke it's really true. The swine flu has recently made a surprise and not so exciting visit to Team D's home. And let's just say we are so glad it's finally gone.

This past weekend I got very sick. I thought it was a cold, ate soup, stayed in bed and took Tylenol for the fever & headache. Come Monday morning with no relief in site Bill took me to the doctor. After a complete exam she says "I am pretty sure it's the Swine Flu but I cannot be sure because I cannot test you. You are out of the window of time that it would test positive" and oh yeah "we can't give you the Tamaflu medication because of that as well."

We were sent home with the following recommendations:
- Stay home, do not go out
- Drink lots of fluids
- Treat it like any flu but just "be careful because Swine Flu can turn into pneumonia very easily"

So home we went and home we stayed all of us for 4 days!!! Bill called in sick every day this week except today. When he wasn't feeling ill himself (he didn't get it, just felt crummy) he was cooking, cleaning to his best abilities and caring for the girls. Cause I was out cold most of the week sleeping & resting.

And let me tell you folks this flu is no joke. It's bad news! You have all the cold symptoms ie...headache, cough, sore throat. And then throw the flu symptoms on top of it fever, chills, vomiting and don't forget the runs. It's so lovely!!! I felt no relief and like a truck had hit me & then run me over 3 or 4 times. Today, Friday, one week since my first symptoms and I am finally up & moving around on my own. The girls and I went out for 2 hrs and I had to come home and take a nap because I was so exhausted. It just wiped all my energy too.

So don't go kissing any pigs! No seriously, wash your hands & stay away from anyone who is sick. This thing is very contagious & what you might think is a cold could be something more. So be aware.

September fun days

The girls and I have been trying to squeeze every bit of summer out of these last few days. Fall is coming and I love Fall, but these nice days we have in September are meant to be enjoyed too.

Last weekend we took another trip to the zoo. It was zoo member appreciation day and since we have a membership (Thanks Nana & Papa) we went. They had bouncy houses, face painting, free food & entertainment. The girls and I had so much fun doing all the free stuff we didn't see any animals except the Penguins.

Not too sure about the bouncy house. It was her 1st time in one ever

Once she got in there she squealed with delight and bounced all over. She loved it!

Ellia had so much fun playing with the hula hoops while we waited for face painting. And because the line was long for face painting she had a lot of time to play with them.

Finally, it was our turn for face painting, Ellia picked a Giraffe.

Almost done

Finished product, look Addie watching so intently

I asked if they could do Addie and they said "sure we can". Both girls sat so still. I was amazed.

Visiting the Penguins

Having a treat

Riding the carousel. Addie wasn't as excited as Ellia.

Then on Sunday we had the family reunion with Bill's Mom's side of the family & a friends 30th birthday bash that we were very, very late too. We still love you LeAnne!!

This is Bill's cousin Tiffany. And she has a cool blog over at Still Seeking Sanity. We have become friends this past year via our blogs & so it was fun to see each other & have our kids play together.

Family hanging out

Ellia playing with some of the younger cousins kids. (McKenna & Emma)

J.Shorb having fun with Spencer

Bill hanging with some cousins

Not Me Monday Returns

Wow, it's been awhile since I've done a Not Me Monday. So these are a few I've saved up!! Oldies but goodies.

I did NOT ask my 23 month old to go and see what her 11 month old sister was doing because I was too tired/lazy to get off the couch.

I have NOT been on a diet for the last 5weeks and been doing so great that the past two weekends in a row I haven't thrown caution to the wind and splurged on whatever I've wanted, nope NOT Me.

This past summer during our garage sale I did NOT put a small bathing suit on our daughter that I was selling because I was too lazy to go inside & get her real one. And then I did NOT make her pose for pictures. (notice the straps are stretched waaaay done over her chest, kinda looks like a wrestling singlet)

And she did NOT have strap marks on her shoulders when I took the suit off because it was too tight.

I did NOT take a salad to a friends birthday party this weekend, bring the leftovers home, pick out the tomato's and then take the same said salad to the family reunion the next day. I did NOT add new tomato's, cheese & dressing to make it more "fresh". That is downright disgusting and soooo wrong and so I would never do that!

I did NOT let Ellia wear the same outfit 3 days in a row convincing myself it was okay because we didn't go anywhere & she didn't really get it dirty.

I do NOT allow Ellia to take a few diaper wipes and use them to blow her nose with, wash her feet, dust the furniture & mop the floor. Only taking them away from her when they are a little black & dirty. Why would a mother allow her daughter to play with wipes like that? (It couldn't be because this little act of fun keeps her busy for at least 20mins each day!)

Quiet Time

The Lord has really been tugging at my heart to get up early & spend time with him. And I have to say until today I've failed at this. I am a busy Mama and getting up early used to be easy for me but now it's all I can do to drag myself out of bed when one of the girls cries during the night. So needless to say getting up early isn't exactly something I would choose to do. Get my point?

So this morning after Bill had crawled out of bed to go shower & begin his day I too crawled out of bed. Down the stairs I crept, sure to not wake the girls, and sat down to savor my 1st cup of coffee. It was so hazy outside, chilly in the house and quiet. It was a lovely morning and I was ready to spend some time with the Lord.

I opened my Bible, not knowing where to start. Do you ever have that issue? So I read the Psalm and Proverb of the day (8) and then read Joel. I've never read the book of Joel. It was a short read. Then I picked up the new book I am reading "The Power of a Praying Parent" by Stormie Omartian.

In the short few days of reading this book I have fallen in love with it. I've always known I need to pray for the girls. But this book really directs you on how to pray & specifically what to pray for them. It has given me so much insight into praying for the girls and I am so glad that I am reading it. I encourage you to pick it up and see what I mean. Here is an example of something to pray over your children.

• Pray for protection from harm,sickness, accidents, disease, injury,mental or physical abuse.
  Isaiah 54:17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from Me, says the Lord.
  

It was a beautiful morning with the Lord and I look forward to many more of these!

Bill's Adventure

This past weekend we had the Big Baby shower at our house for Daren,Sarah & Lil' B. Bill's family all came into town from as far away as Portland. And a few of his cousins & their families stayed over night. It was great fun. I will post on the shower later.

This post is dedicated to Bill & Daren who had a wild adventure on Sunday morning when they went fishing. They knew they had to get off the river by 10am or they wouldn't get off in time to make it to the Mariners game later that day.

At 10:39am I get a call from Daren (which I almost didn't answer cause I didn't recognize the number) in which he precedes to tell me that I need to get Ryan (Bill's other cousin) and jump in his truck & come down to the Lowle launch. That they are stuck & the Durango will be under water in less than 20 minutes if we don't hurry.

After speaking with Bill I realize this is the real deal, I run outside & enlist the help of Wyatt our neighbor who has a BIG Dodge truck & lots of tow ropes. (Wyatt is a 4x4 guy & I knew he'd have the most experience of anyone pulling Bill out). We jump in the truck, Wyatt, his wife Tasha, their son Rowdy, Ryan and myself and head to the launch. This is what we encountered when we arrived:

Trying to get the tow ropes all connected

Hooking up the extra tow rope. It took 3 30ft tow ropes to get them out!

Pulling the Durango out. Ryan & I jumped into the back of the truck

The two fishing buddies after the truck was pulled out. Bill did not want to pose for picture, can you tell?

Time to load the boat onto the trailer

Boat finally on the trailer & the adventure over