The weather is turning. The twins are in school, and they have grown very comfortable with the whole process. As summer was coming to a close, I was not looking forward to this time. Funny, that now that the time is here, I am appreciating all the unique characteristics that come with the season. I was walking Molly the other day, just enjoying the air temp, the color of the turning leaves in the trees, and the hill sides around us; the way the air mists them at different levels and all the different coloring. (Today we have rain, which leads me to want to sit inside all day, relaxing) Did I forget to mention how there is so much more to do on Saturday?
"It is not a football day today DAD!"
Rileigh has been a little under the weather. For the last two weeks, it was mostly nasal. Lots of sniffling, and some coughing. In the last couple days it has intensified and has been accompanied by a temperature. The Doc in the Box labelled it Swine Flu. ...or whatever we are calling it these days. But there was no blood test, so we cannot be sure. If it is the dreaded swine flu, we must have a mild case. She is still eating, she is not "adjusting her gross weight" orally or rectally. She just has a slight temp, intense coughing and is slightly lethargic. I'll admit I don't feel too good either, but nothing to really write home about (but it was easy enough to blog). Ethan has sniffles, but no temp. Sarah seems none the worse for wear, and Keelie shows no extreme signs yet. ....maybe it just has not "hit" us yet, and we are in for a doosey. I guess we will see.
We all felt good enough yesterday to carve pumpkins. So I carved up two pumpkins for Eth and Riles. Counter that, with the kids have been kept out of school for the day. And funny, Riles wants to go for a bike ride today. (Yeah, that is not going to happen) This all paints a strange picture.
Other fun stuff, is that the past few four days we were dislodged from the condo. The owners hired some people to reinforce the trusses. This involved them climbing in the attic, as well as opening up the drywall over the large windows. So we were forced to lodge with Grammie and Grandpa over the weekend. Oh, I enjoyed it, as did the kids. -Like I need an excuse!- Well, we are back in the condo. Just had to shuffle the furniture around a bit. And we still have something to do with the window blinds and curtains. Apparently the workers can take them down, but they are not capable of putting them back up. Liability they say. I'm not sure if I want to wait for the owners to get someone to put them up. Weigh that against my functionality when standing. Tough times. tough times.