We were getting back into the swing of things, although we were not quite there, and then last week Tess got a fever starting Thursday. This has been passed around, mixed with some stomach bug (for me only, so far, thank goodness!), and added to a cough in our family. Michael’s the only one well at the moment, and he’s been pull lots of weight around here… Since I’m sure an entire post of how wonderful all these ailments have been for the past few days is NOT on the list of things that you want to know, I’ll just do some short bits about fun things that have happened recently.
One night, in our prayer time, Naomi was thankful that we didn’t do much school work that day. Did I mention that we’re not *quite* back in the swing of things?
I found out that, contrary to my former belief, I can make a completely DELICIOUS 9x13 pan of brownies with egg replacer used for 4 eggs. This is dangerous knowledge that I shall have to apply with great care because although I’m pregnant and supposed to be gaining weight, I am not supposed to be gaining as much weight as I would if I made these brownies as often as I will want to. My first trimester chocolate aversion is WELL AND TRULY OVER. Let’s just celebrate that one!
My children all spent a lot of time – hours! - outside one recent afternoon. It was nearly 50 degrees and sunny. I spent about an hour outside, also, and then that weekend I talked Michael into making me a trellis – which, of course, turned out to be far more work than I had thought – and planted some peas. It was rather nice to get back out in the garden.
My niece, upon seeing our winter backyard when she was here last, said, “What happened here?!” The winter landscape is not nearly as lush, I take it?
Hannah and Naomi are learning new embroidery stitches, which is a lot of fun for them. Naomi learned a new stitch recently, went off and found a piece of fabric, drew a design to use that new stitch, and proceeded to stitch up the design. It was quite impressive, and I wish I’d gotten a picture before she gave it to someone as a birthday present. Hannah has finished up a sampler of new stitches and is itching to move on to her new one. Both have big ideas for all the things they can stitch.
Simeon has decided he wants to have a Lego get-together with friends, wherein they all bring Lego projects and do them. This sounds like such a lively gathering, doesn’t it? Let’s get together, but not actually interact – let’s do individual Lego projects instead! The funny thing is, I think all the people he wants to invite will love it.
Tess found a baby that she left outside all fall. Unfortunately, this baby did not survive without some serious mildew. I’m hoping I’ll be able to clean the baby up, but I’m not sure it will happen. I’m hoping Tess will forget about the baby, but I’m not sure that will happen, either.
Tess also managed to get some vomit (sorry) on St. Rose of Lima. I am 300% positive that Lima can’t go through the wash, so I was having a bit of a panic about how to get her clean without soaking and destroying her when Hannah suggested rubbing alcohol. Brilliant! This did the trick without ruining Lima. Thank God.
[As an aside, I’m not exactly sure how Hannah knew about using rubbing alcohol on things that can’t go through the wash, but it didn’t actually surprise me that she did. She reads EVERYTHING she can get her hands on, and I’m sure some how-to book or set of washing instructions somewhere included this tip.]
Lima has occasionally taken to wearing clothes lately, in a surprising twist that nobody saw coming. Someone recently asked if Tess got a new doll, because when Lima’s grey-that-used-to-be-white underclothing is covered, she looks a lot better. Nope, she just had on demamas. That’s a Tess-ism for pajamas. Tess also found a drawstring bag that fits just perfectly over Lima’s body, so she often wears that around, too. Yeah. Not really recommended baby clothing, but Lima doesn’t seem to mind.
Our kids turned into big football fans a couple weeks ago when we divulged that the Seahawks (about whom they hadn’t ever heard) were playing for the NFC championships. So we did something I don’t think we’ve done since we started dating, which is watch the Super Bowl. The kids, all sick, were all in their pajamas, but they enjoyed it. Technically I slept through more than half of it when my afternoon nap turned into a 3-hour marathon. Everyone was extremely pleased with the outcome. Today, Tess told me all about someone running with a ball – she was relaying one of the plays she’d seen in the game.
Things continue to challenge, delight, and amaze here at House of Germs our home, and I’ll try to be better about updating this month!
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