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So I feel it's time for another NephewWatch update, but I forgot what we've been doing. My current inability to keep my eyes open at two o'clock in the afternoon could have something to do with it, but for the life of me I just. can't. remember.
Well, I remember some of it.
The boys have done great at day care this week and quite frankly Isaiah has requested every day for me to come back later! He switched classes this week and evidently he has enjoyed the step up. I don't remember ever having that particular issue with him before and am trying desperately not to take it personally.
When I went to grab Elijah yesterday I was informed he had requested a wheelchair that morning, haha. He's been mentioning...often...a discomfort in his leg for the last couple of days, and being the overly concerned auntie that I am I hadn't even taken a peek at it. In my defense he had several bug bites around the same time and I caught him scratching at it, so I figured it was still being itchy. When speaking to his teacher I basically said something to the effect of yeah, whatever, and assured her he would be alright. She didn't seem completely convinced but let it go, and we headed out the door. I get him home and take a peek, and YIKES! He has this infected welt of a mess on his leg that looks pretty much like maybe a boil or something?
Sigh.
Suffice it to say I ramped up my sympathetic voice and chocolate-milk-supplying, as well as letting him lie on the couch to eat his pizza, all while doing the whole hot compresses thing.
I'm almost sure his mother would not approve of my casual approach to her son's misery.
It did look a tiny bit better this morning and he said it didn't hurt quite as badly. I gave him a pep talk about how walking normally would help his circulation and help it heal, and then dropped him off at school.
I have no idea if this is remotely accurate information but I firmly believe blood circulation can only be a good thing.
Also we made pizza and it was very tasty. The boys were very impressed and told me it was the best pizza ever. I suspect they have, in fact, consumed Chef Boy-R-Dee before now, but I'll go with it.
Oh yeah - there was also the exciting moment when my younger boy - who I shall not name in order to protect his fine reputation - got ticked off and started hurling footwear, followed quickly by my perfectly executed reaction. Or maybe not. Let's just say it was a proud moment to be sure.
A proud moment.
The Parents arrive home later tonight, and my plan at this moment is to sleep in my own bed before the sun rises on another day.
I would like to take this time to thank you, my friends and supporters, for standing by me and encouraging me as we have made this journey.
or something like that.
Happy Thursday :)
Happy Wednesday!
Well I have to say yesterday was a whole lot smoother and easier and freer of the drama than Sunday was! I really have no explanation. Honestly I can't pinpoint the reason why Monday everything was smiles and snuggles and feelin' good and Sunday was...not so much. My official stance is Who Cares?? The bottom line is Sunday was a perfectly good day, but Monday was somewhat full of The Better :)
The boys were up bright and early but they were content to play quietly and toss barbecue potato chips all around the room while I dozed intermittently for a few minutes longer.
(And here's a question for ya - Why are those few-minutes-longer always so incredibly satisfying??)
Once I pried my eyelids open I plopped them in front of the TV because I am their Auntie and not their mama, ha! Mere minutes later I served them even more scrambled eggs topped with cheddar cheese because they continue to eat them and they are easy. Also of note, both boys liked the salsa on the side, and Elijah actually requested salsa this morning. You're welcome, Robin!
We got dressed and I proceeded to pack a bag full of a little somethin' I like to call contraband, consisting of things like popcorn straight out of the microwave, a couple of grape sodas and brownies. Don't judge. I am not independently wealthy. Have you SEEN the cost of going to the movies lately? Yikes!
Sorry. I digressed again.
Anyhoo, Cars 2 was so much fun :) I seriously love that Mater. He has such a beautiful heart and also a fair amount of clueless. I find this a very endearing combination most any time :)
After the movie we headed home and the boys took a small little brief nap. I debated long and hard on this because I knew it would affect bedtime. However, we had big plans to picnic in the park and then engage in some serious playing in the creek and getting very messy.
Therefore, I decided rested boys were pleasant boys and stuck them in beds on opposite ends of the house for sweet, sweet silence.
Naturally storm clouds came rolling in just as the boys went to sleep, and it then proceeded to storm like crazy for a very, very long time. Seriously, I woke the boys and the sky was still having a MAJOR FIT outside. Trust me, it was full-o-drama!! It seems to me the hail gets bigger with each storm we have had this summer, but maybe that's just me. Whatever the case, the very excited weather man reported we had hurricane-level gusts of wind during said storm. (I think it might just say a lot about my general overall personality in that I spent part of this time snapping pictures from the porch and glancing out the window saying something along the lines of "huh, it's a little windy out there.")
Suffice it to say we had to forgo our evening festivities but thoroughly enjoyed a little more in the way of movie-watching and also ate a few hot dogs before eventually heading to the bathtub. (Not me. That would be the boys. I found my way to Robin's verylarge tub much, much later in the evening.)
Today we get back into our regular routines with the boys going to day care and me having to work full days in the nighttime. I'm much less tired than I was Sunday evening, so I'm thinking I'll probably not feel the kind of fatigue worthy of whining about until tomorrow morning when I have to get up at, like, the crack of dawn after working my shift tonight.
And if that doesn't give you something to look forward to then I don't know what will.
Happy Tuesday!
