Strep Throat...

Last weekend we had done so much around the house.....got things organized....it was a great feeling. But by Sunday nite, I was sooo incredibly tired.....but, ya know, being a mom, I had to get things ready for Monday, so I didn't hit the hay til after 10pm....actually closer to 11pm. I woke up Monday feeling icky all over, but I went to work anyway, figuring I was getting the virus that everyone else has had. I left work a little early, picked up Milo at childcare and we came home and I slept for like 3 hours!!! and it just got worse from there!! I didn't go to work Tuesday and I attempted on Wednesday, since we were to have a staff meeting, led by ME....but when I got there, they looked at me and said I should go home....that good eh? lol....anyway, one of the benefits of working at a dr.'s office....they had me do a strep test. I really didn't think it was strep.....I figured it was just drainage, etc and I just needed to suck it up! But, low and behold.....I had strep....so home I went....my dr,'s office called in an antibiotic for me in the afternoon, but I needed to be on the meds 24 hours before returning to work...so, I've been home all week except for Monday! I really don't remember the last time I felt sooooo horrible!! Usually if I get sick, I'm icky for a day, then back on my feet, this just took me straight down!!
I really can't be sick right now....I've got so much to do.....Egan's 1st Communion is a little over a week away, and Easter is right around the corner...I'm on a schedule!!!! But God, as usual, has His own plan and His own sense of humor!! The one thing that stinks when mom's get sick.....NOTHING gets done!!! Poor little Milo ate whatever he wanted all week for dinner....usually cereal, or yogurt, and my mom really really helped my out by picking up Egan everyday after school and not bringing him home til after dinner, when she was on her way to work....Luckily, Milo was very good for me!!! He laid in bed with me, rubbed my cheeks and said, "whoa mommy, your cheeks are HOT!", then would say "you're my best friend mommy, I hope you feel better!" awww....how sweet is that!!!! He is a little honey when he wants to be!! lol
So, today, now that I"m feeling more human (even though I havent' had ANY coffee this week!!!) we had a lot to do!! Egan needed to get a cavity filled today after school, then the boys DESPERATELY needed hair cuts before Easter.... I'm praying that everyone else stays healthy!!!! I do not have time for that!!!
The kids have a gospel CD that they love to sing along to.....kid's worship or something of the sorts....anyway, the song, Blessed Be the Name was playing tonite as I was making dinner (yes, I made dinner tonite!!) and as I'm singing along to it, I realized what the words really were.....God gives and He takes......we have that on the girl's stone at the cemetary (they share a heart....Jonathon picked it out)! It always amazes me how many times a day something comes up and I think of them....my sister and my niece.....there really is not one single day that I don't think of them!!! Laney LOVED to sing worship songs, and I'm sure that was one she would belt out in the car!! God Gives, God Takes, His name be ever blessed! amen! I know I wrote about Laney last week when it was her birthday....but what an awesome day that was.....a beautiful spring day, hardly any clouds, and SOOOO many people that loved her and want to remember her!!! It just really warms my heart to still think about that!! I know that us as a family will never ever forget that fateful day when they died.....but we are, and will always be to some extent, in a box....where at times, everything stands still and it all seems like yesterday....some people don't say anything for fear of us remembering what happened, but what they don't understand is that there is NO time we DON"T think about it...and that it warms our hearts to know that you still think about them too!!! Their funny giggles, or silly things my sister used to say, or how much you miss them.....or other moments in time.....and it's ok if we laugh or cry...it's reality and sometimes (more than not) reality is harsh.....but there is nothing we can do about it EXCEPT put our TRUST in God and know they are in a MUCH better place and we are biding our time til we see them again!!
Lent is a time of remembrance....a time to reflect on what Jesus went through...his sacrifice he made for you and me.....so, the boys have been talking about Lent at school and how Jesus' sacrificed himself for us. So, out of respect for that time, we should reach out and help others, better ourselves and maybe give something up during Lent to remind us of what Jesus did for us. This year at school we did several things for Lent.....the kids were having a money 'war' to raise money for the Devos Children's hospital.....pennies counted as 1 point and silver or dollars counted as negative points...counteracting the pennies. Each class had their own 'jug' to put their pennies in, or they could sabotage the other classes by putting in the silver or dollars. It was a pretty fun competition that ended today...with me scrounging for any and all pennies in our home...which I can safely say, we are a penny free home at this moment in time!! They also collected stuffed animals (new or gently used) to give to the soldiers in Iraq to give to the children...we raised over 400 animals (there is only 77 children in the school)!! So, we as a family, decided to give something up that makes our life easier or that we've become to accustomed to. So, with a little coaxing, we decided to give up fast food!! And let me tell you, it definately makes my life easier, one those nites I get out of work late, and have a meeting to get to in 1 hour!!! Or when I'm just to tired to think about making anything for dinner!!! The kids have been awesome with it too!!! I'm the mean mom that tempts them, just to see what they say....(I never said I'd win any Mother of the Year awards!!) so anyway, off and on I would just throw it out there that we should go to Mc Donalds or Burger King....then they would say NO MOM!!!!! WE CANT"!!!!! wow....thank you....you've made me a proud mama!! hehehe. But the most important thing about lent is remembering the ultimate sacrifice....and however your family remembers that is up to you, but I think our kid's are getting the grasp of our Great Father up above!!! Happy Easter!!!!
Have a great (what's left of it) Holy Week!