Sickies

We have some sickies running around here. J started out last Thursday sick, then Daddy Piper and I got it on Friday, S on Saturday and L on Sunday. J is feeling better as are Daddy Piper and I. It is a yucky cold. No one has slept well for the past 5 days so I am hoping this thing runs it's course and gets out of our house! The great thing is the kids have been so happy, even not feeling so well. J is full of smiles with his nose running like a sieve : -) L had a bad fever last night. So far she seems to be the one hit the hardest with this cold. She did sleep in some and is now lounging on the couch, eating a banana and watching cartoons. There has been an unbelievable amount of cartoon watching around here the last few days. Perhaps that's why they are happy when sick - they get extra amounts of cartoon time : -)

J is the worst at finding little toys to shove in his mouth. Just while I wrote this 5 minute post, he's had 2 different Geotrax guys in his mouth.

Daddy's work is still slow - rather it's been dead since the beginning of August. This recession has hit us hard. I sometimes wonder how we keep managing but we do. Bills are paid and I have been slowly getting a few Christmas gifts here and there for quite cheap so the kids will have a nice Christmas, whatever the next months bring. We keep hearing of work on the horizon and that keeps our hopes up. I have learned though through this leaner time of what truly matters - our family and spending quality time together.