Same Story, Another Week

It's almost humorous, I guess. How is it possible that we are in our third week straight of being out of school due to sickness? It all just started with Doodle's runny nose. We all soon came down with that, after which Boo decided to throw a squeaky/wheezy cough into the mix. She has now successfully shared that with Hanny. Add to that that we've had some "problems" (to put it mildly and without giving too much uncomfortable information) with the current antibiotics, and we're home...again. I've come to the conclusion that this is not an interruption of our "normal" life, it IS our "normal" life. So when I say, "Such is life..." I truly mean it.

On a more positive note, we've been having a great time with the Wii. Grandma & Grandpa came to visit Sunday and were talked into playing bowling with the girls. I think everybody got a kick out of it! We actually had quite a bit of company that day. Meme and Papa went to church with us (along with G'ma & G'pa) and then ate dinner with us. Donna & Jonathan also stopped by for an hour on their way home from seeing Kerri. It was a nice change of pace.

I got suckered into bowling against Doodle a few games yesterday. She beat me twice, once with a score of 185. Pretty impressive for a 6-year old, I'd say! I did beat her once (with a 190 - my high score), but she spent the entire game telling me she just might beat me. She's pretty confident... Every time she gets a strike (which happened 6 times in one game) she raises both arms in the air and loudly proclaims, "STRIKE!" It's too cute. Boo is a little less vocal about her abilities. We generally have to talk her into playing with us, but then she beats us. She's got a quiet confidence! Hanny has been at Meme's, so she hasn't gotten in on the bowling games of late. Her coughing stays more subdued when she is not around much action, so we're trying to keep her a little more isolated until her chest loosens up.

We're praying to be back up and running smoothly very soon. We've only got 9 days (including today) of school left, and I'd like for them to actually attend some of those days. I'm going to pick up homework this morning...again. It seems like we've taken more steps backward than forward this year. It can only go up from here...right?