Illness and Injuries

So, all the kids have decided to become unwell at the same time.

Jethro hasn't really been feeling good for over a week, but we made him keep going to school until Friday. I REALLY hope he gets better by the end of next week!!!!

Ethne was wearing dress-up shoes on Wednesday and slipped and hurt her leg or foot or ankle or something...and now she won't stand up or walk or put any weight on it at all. She crawls around like a little puppy. It's really difficult to do anything/go anywhere when you have to pack two babies.

Talmage was sleeping in his carseat the other day when I was at the church for aerobics and another little kid (almost two) came up and scratched him on the forehead and down on his eyelid. It was bleeding a tiny bit, but not anything bad at all. I kinda like it--makes him look tough. ;)

Hazel--well, Hazel didn't have anything major, but the other day I told her to play in the backyard and she came back in crying with a big red welt on her head and said that she ran into the tree. That sort of thing usually happens at least twice a day, so she still counts as ill or injured, right?

Otherwise, we're doing really well and looking forward to next Friday when we FLY TO UTAH!!!!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!!! I can't wait to see my family-o! YAY! (I can wait however to take four kids on the plane by myself. Oh well, some torture you just have to endure in order to get the reward.)

And I'd just like to say that yesterday I cleaned my bathroom. Thoroughly. Spent good time scrubbing my tub, and let me just say that it really needed the attention.

And, very exciting, I went to the mall today and bought a shirt that I am absolutely in love with. That happens so infrequently that I'm just really excited. Brett didn't like the shirt by itself (what a surprise, he NEVER likes any new clothes), but thought I looked attractive in it. I will wear it (and the new necklace to go with it) in Utah and feel very stylish.

And, though I would have happily paid the $24 dollars for it, it was that great of a find, I exchanged a different necklace that I decided I didn't like very much, and finally had filled up my Maurices card with punches that I've had since I was in high school so I got ten dollars off. So for the shirt and necklace both it only came to 12 dollars and something cents. Sweet. I also exchanged a shirt somewhere else (yes Kami, I finally took it back because Brett didn't like it at all) and got a different shirt that was on clearance for $3.90 and got 8 dollars back, so all in all, a very good shopping experience. What a rare treat.

Ethne has really started talking lately, and it is pretty fun. The other day at dinner Jethro said, "More sausage," and she said it after him and it sounded really close! She also says "soother" (which is the Canadian term for pacifier), which sounds like 'soo-a' and is very concerned when Talmage loses it. But my favorites are still Jethro--'weh-wo', and Hazel--'ee-o' :)