Mack Truck

Last night I started to feel drained and a little sick to my stomach. I tossed an turned all night and this morning felt like I'd been hit by a mack truck. I mistakenly thought that with a good cup of coffee and a shower, I might feel better. I cancelled my sitter and trip to the gym. I'm glad I did because I've progressively gotten worse all day. Alex is also complaining of a sore throat and has started to cough. Tyler had a mild fever and cough last week, but it never progressed. I am hoping Alex and I will get off that lucky and that John will stay immune!

Today's Concert

I got to sleep in a little this morning. That was nice. Tyler has been having a hard time seeing John leave for work in the mornings. I usually take him over to the window in the living room and we wave to him as he drives away. That makes it okay. After breakfast we all went for a walk around the block. It was very humid and we were all sticky by the end. Still, Alex and I pulled some of the dead day lilies from the flower beds before heading inside to cool off.

While I was putting Tyler down for his morning nap, Alex "played school" at the kitchen table. This is something that he has been enjoying for the last few days. I let him open his new package of markers (school supplies) and color in his pre-k activity books. Yesterday he spent a few hours at the table counting and practicing his letters. He is really excited about starting pre-school in a few weeks. He puts on his new red backpack almost everyday and asks to go to school. I have to explain that school isn't open yet and we look at the calendar where I've circled his first day of school. I just hope he keeps this excitement throughout the school year!

This afternoon I'm going to can some peach jam and freeze a bunch of green beans that Uncle Earl brought to last weekend. We thought about going up to the Street Fair after naps this afternoon, but the weather man is calling for hail. I may just order pizza for dinner and call it day.

Zoo Day

We met Alison and her two boys at the Zoo today. This is Evan and Alex outside the baby elephant exhibit. We saw the baby elephant playing with a big blue ball. Alex thought that was really neat. We cooled off at the aquarium for a bit and then headed over to the food court for lunch. The boys were being really good, but had ants in their pants so we let them play at the play area for a bit.

Tyler


Alex at the Zoo

Easton Fountain