A Healthy Start

Our home has been plagued with a vengeance by some sort of summer flu season, sad but true. Drew kicked it off with a lingering fever that started and ended with just that...a few days of fussiness and fever. I chalked it up to a summer cold and maybe some molars poking through. Until it moved to the next member. Jay came down with the same fever, but he was lucky enough to have a few added symptoms. After three days, endless coughing we shipped him to the doctor's office. He left with a diagnosis of bronchitis/upper respiratory infection, a prescription, and free day of uninterrupted sleep. I was the lucky one, with one evening of chills and a cough that only bothered me for about a day. And now it has found its way to Jackson, the random fever off and on for a few days and today a sore throat to match. And so, we'll take him to the pediatrician an cross our fingers that this is the end.

As I Lysol the house, again, I am hoping for a healthy start to the unhealthy season that is approaching. I will admit that I'll begin the vitamin and hand washing reminders that everyone loves to hear!

I will also admit that I am looking forward to the change in seasons, I feel myself smiling at the chill in the evening and the talk of Halloween costumes and football games. It is my favorite time of year, the beautiful colors, pumpkin patches and apple dumplings. The excitement of school talk at the dinner table and the faint sound of Jay's OSU marching band CD on Saturday mornings. (Seriously, the boys will be marching around the house singing the fight song and doing what they do best. ) I'm anxious to see Drew fall in line behind the two biggest nuts in the house, I'm sure he'll be clapping right along!

I hope this finds you all healthy and strong and enjoying the last few weeks of summer!

Home Sweet Home

The month of August seems to be the time where all of the running, playing, picnic's and fun of summer finally hits home. After a few mornings of the snooze button and eyes that feel as if the sand from the backyard box has been poured into them rather than the yellow pail, we are all forced to take a step back. I always find it's really not until I spend a few consecutive days at home that I notice that spider web in the corner and it registers that the boys have only one clean outfit that isn't in a laundry basket downstairs. Why is it that I don't notice those things before?

The intention, of course, is to stay at home and catch up. To indulge in the afternoon nap or Food Network (for me), do the down and dirty mom cleaning, put every one's freshly washed clothes away and cook a well balance meal that takes longer than 30 minutes. Somehow, that just never works out as planned. Saturday were the much planned and anticipated "one year" pictures for Drew. Which turned out great (can I say that as the mom?), I hope to have them scanned to show soon! And then Sunday we went to a realty sponsored day at the ballpark in Akron, then swimming and dinner...by 9:00 pm Jay was sleeping on the sofa and I was wondering why the cleaning fairy hadn't gotten that spider web down yet?!

And so, summer continues. The boys grow, Drew is almost running and he and Jackson spend many evening chasing each other and giggling in glee. Jack is counting the days until preschool begins again, and Jay and I really are just along for the ride! Or at least some days it feels like that!

Today begins another week...and tonight I'll get that spider web!!