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Date Night! Persuasion!
About time -- S and I got to go on a date last night! We clean up pretty good, though I say it myself.
Odyssey of the Mind
After months of preparation, both the kids had their Odyssey of the Mind performances this past weekend. So proud of them both!
Not the Gift I Meant to Give
Well, so much for that healthy streak we were on -- on the evening of S's birthday, we both came down with the flu. I started feeling poorly while we were out at dinner, and then by that night I was shivering in bed with fever and chills. S was sick a few hours later.
This was not the gift I meant to give my sweetie for his birthday!
Happy Birthday!
Today is S's birthday! He made his day special with some time to himself, visiting his favorite haunts (thrift stores and Streetlight Records). In the evening, we celebrated with an angel food cake, presents, and a trip to Buca di Beppo for dinner!
Here's my handsome guy with his two great kids, on the way to dinner.
Happy Hearts Day!
S and I went and did something unusual for us this Valentine's day -- we actually went to a restaurant!
Valentine's Day isn't a big holiday in our house. The kids get cards and candy, and S and I usually mark the day with cards and perhaps a small gift. But this year we both were available for lunch, so we celebrated with a trip to Pacific Catch, which has become a new favorite.
Catching Up
It feels like the recent family illness has taken a much bigger toll in time than it should have. We were sick for a bit more than a week, all told, but all the things that didn't get done while we were battling norovirus have taken much longer than a week to get done. There's probably a math equation to encompass this phenomenon: (days sick) multiplied by (number of family members sick) = days required to get back on track. Square the result if mom is one of the sick folks. Something like that.
Like Dominoes
Well, that was predictable -- it's been like dominoes over here. Watch 'em fall. After S got sick, BJ fell ill. Then BB came down with the same stomach flu (which Google has been so kind as to remind me is not in fact the flu -- it's a norovirus). I've been washing my hands like crazy and disinfecting surfaces constantly. I'll spare the icky details, but trust me that it is a nasty, nasty bug. Thankfully, S is feeling quite a bit better and able to help out with taking care of the kids. He was up all night with BB when she started vomiting at midnight.
In Sickness and In Health
Poor S. Right after we got home from the visit to his mom, he started feeling sick. He's ended up with a really bad stomach flu, sicker than I've seen him in years. Perhaps ever -- and that's saying something, considering that I've known him for more than two decades. I'm trying to take care of him and keep the rest of us washing hands and out of contagion's fug. Wish us luck. This is not how I'd hoped the New Year would begin! But there's a reason they put that vow in: I've been glad to be able to take care of my sweetie. In sickness and in health.
Visit to Nana's
Right after Christmas, we traveled to southern California to visit S's mom, Nana J. We had a very nice trip! It's always nice to see Nana.
The kids were excited for many reasons, including the fact that this time we decided to fly instead of drive. And we took a bus to get to the airport -- funny the things kids get excited about. BJ started labeling the stages of our journey. Bus ride was Stage A:
Merry Christmas!
Ours was a very Merry Christmas, a quiet day spent at home. Santa delivered exactly what the kids had wished for: for BJ, the Harry Potter Hogwarts Lego set (the big one!); for BB, a large stuffed unicorn (one that looked "real").
