Wednesday Already

I'm not sure whether to be shocked that we're already to the half-way point of the week or disgusted that the week is already half over and we don't seem to have accomplished a whole lot. Yesterday was actually a pretty good day, all things considered. Doodle & Hanny went back to school. Boo, on ther other hand, did not. I had her ready to go, had her backpack in the car with us on the way there, and then decided that she was not just pretending to feel crummy in order to stay home. Poor baby. We came back home and did laundry and made banana bread. She was surprised that the time went by so quickly before we had to pick up her sisters. We spent yesterday afternoon doing homework, cleaning the kitchen (that was a me thing, not a we thing) and even squeezed in a little exercise (again, a me thing). Boo & Hanny played together for an hour or so just dressing up Teddy and putting him to bed. Doodle spent over an hour at the kitchen table drawing and writing. I didn't know it until she was done, but she spent most of that time making a Mother's Day present for me. Too sweet! She had it contained in a self-made envelope that is stapled so I can't peek. She has since opened it just a little bit to use it as a holder for other gifts and taped it to my door. It says, "To Mama for Mother's Day, From Doodle" on it. (No, it doesn't actually say "Doodle.") She spelled everything on her own and was so excited when she told me that she had made something for me. She jumped up on my lap and wrapped her arms around my neck. That, in and of itself, was a gift! I even got to go to Bible Study last night. I don't remember the last time I did that, so I felt like I'd had a good day.

Boo was up coughing (and therefore had her sister up as well) in the night. I made a bed on the living room floor for her at one point, because if she continued coughing I was going to move her out there with me so Doodle could sleep. It didn't come to that, but before 6:00 this morning she was coughing again. As difficult as it is when everybody is sick at the same time, at least it doesn't drag on for what seems like forever. Nobody else is completely over it yet either, so that just makes it all the worse. I know how they feel, though, since I haven't kicked it yet either. I'll definitely be glad when we all feel great again. :)