Sickies

It's been almost two weeks since I came down with this cold. That's actually not any longer than colds normally last for me; it's just been such a bad one, keeping me feeling like I'm at the lowest point, for a whole week. I think finally it's sloooowwwwlllyyy abating. David still has nose stuff, and Timothy's got it in his nose and his eyes still. Noelle still has a bit too, poor girl. She's the one I'm most concerned about...as long as we stay at home and take it easy, I think she'll be just fine, but if the rest of us get better before she does, I'll still not want to go out shopping or anything, so that she doesn't get complications. Forrest has had a sore throat--I pray he doesn't get as sick as the boys and I got! He doesn't seem to get things as bad as I do.

And while I wait for us to recover, I'm thinking about the things I'll do when we are better.

• I want to try to get the storage boxes to fit in our storage closet (so they won't be in R&R's summer bedroom),
• have Forrest take one or both of the recliners out of there too, and possibly the stereo,
• paint in there,
• paint the boys' room,
• get my garden going,
• and (probably first of all,) buy Easter clothes for all of us!

The Easter clothes shopping is what I'm most looking forward to--and also spending a Macy's gift card we got for Noelle at her baby shower. I like clothes shopping, whether for myself or for the kids. Actually, it's more fun to do for the kids because it's easier to find nice things that fit. Sometimes I'm too picky when it comes to my own clothes, which makes it harder to settle on anything. Besides, adult sizes cost so much more!

It's interesting having three kids. Right now it seems difficult, mostly because I'll have situations with the boys, that require my intervention, and Noelle really needing me at the same time. Sometimes I have to ignore one child, or two children, for a minute, to take care of the other one. And new challenges to my authority have been happening with the boys since Noelle was born.

Having said all that, this is the only job I want to have, and I love it. I love being the one that the rest of my family needs to take care of them--make them food, wash their clothes, tend to their hurts, keep a nice home for them.