On my mind

• The Otis Spunkmeyer chocolate chip cookie dough in the freezer.  
  
• When will they mail out the letters for the nursing program?
• Did I ever email that room parent back about bringing a fruit salad?
• I think I'm watching too much TV lately.
• Gotta get Amelia's birthday party planned.
• Should we buy a trampoline?  
• If we do get a trampoline, can it count as Amelia's birthday present?
• Is it reasonable to say no flips and only one kid on the tramp at a time?
• Is it better to ask forgiveness or permission from our homeowner's insurance?
• How much is too much TV for me to watch?
• Some Otis Spunkmeyer chocolate chip cookies would be really good right now.
• How did that lame-o Michael not get booted from American Idol tonight?
• I really hate the new Old Navy and Comcast ads.  Oooh, but that's a cute dress.
• I wish I had a Bissell steam cleaner for the carpet
• I wonder if I can find discount tickets to Disney World
• Maybe I should plan an itinerary for our trip
• Maybe I should make some cookies
• Maybe I should go to bed

I should update my blog.  But I gots nothin'. 

Spontaneous Rejuvenation

Yesterday I was driving to the gym after going to an appointment. It was about 11:00, a GORGEOUS day, and I realized the windowless gym didn't sound so good. And I couldn't think of any reason why I shouldn't be skiing right then. An hour later, I was taking my first run down the slopes.   How much do I love living here?
 

Back in business

This morning Madeline walked into the kitchen while I was making lunches for them to take to school.  She watched for a second, and then said, "Mama, are you feeling better?"  I told her I am! I am! Yes, Mama is finally better (other than that nagging toothache).  And she said, "Does that mean you're going to make dinner tonight?"  Yep.  Even going to make dinner.  "Oh, man!  I'm so glad!  I'm tired of having to just wander around the kitchen trying to find something  to eat."  

Poor thing!  We really have had dinner--Kolby has managed that.  But for the last week she ate hot lunch at school, and then pretty much had to fend for herself for snacks and breakfast  (which couldn't have been all bad--I saw her pack a cupcake for snack one day, and she had miso soup for breakfast, which sounds gross to me, but is pretty awesome if you are 8 years old).  Last week must have been rough on her with me and Amelia laying around on the couch convalescing all week.

But we're well!  Everybody is healthy again.  I had my root canal this morning and the only thing that really hurt was the bill.  After six weeks with a toothache and 8 days with the non-flu, I am happy to be back to myself. 

This Week's Theme

The theme for the upcoming week will be changing from The Flu-like Virus that Kicked My Butt.

Tomorrow the new theme will be Jami's Root Canal. 

Bet you can't wait.  Me either.  

Mom My Ride

Since I'm still sick, my car hasn't been cleaned out from our road trip last weekend.  Which means every morning when I drop Madeline off at school (Amelia is still home sick), I hope that none of the Burgerville bags come spilling out of the car with her.  And I have to remind Maddie not to stick her hand in the sweet and sour sauce that one of the girls spilled in the cup holder.   I haven't taken a full assessment of the damage, because I have no energy to do anything about it.  But it reminded me of this old video which still rings painfully true...

Does eddybody hab a tissue for be?

The crud hit our house this week.  Luckily the girls have just had fevers.  I got the full-blown version of the crud, and Kolby has been a lifesaver.  He worked from home yesterday, bought the entire aisle of cold/flu meds at the grocery store for me, took us Sunday night to urgent care for Tamiflu (which we didn't get because we have a "random" virus, not the actual flu.  Did you know that they have to tickle your brain with a very long cotton swab to determine that?).  He's fed, bathed, cooked, cleaned, taken Madeline to/from school, and kept me stocked with drugs and licorice tea.  He's a keeper.

They say that laughter is the best medicine, so I watched this video multiple times but had to   stop watching it because laughing induces a coughing fit.   But you should watch it a few times.  Consider it preventative medicine.