Again with the sicky sicky sicky

So, this month has been interesting, last month even more so. I think I can sum it up in one photo really:

Yup, we've been feeling this good :) lol And today after an emergency doctor visit I have a roll call, a double ear infection for Abigail, a lung infection for Norah and for your's truly, a developing lung infection. Anti-biotics all around please doc! I mean the saving grace is that the prescription plan saved us 150 dollarrs, so you know that is nice.

But the student pharmacist wasn't betting on the cranky level as he doled out four medications taking fifteen times as long as usual and then said

"huh? only $11.28, well that's good right?"

so of course he got a snarky "Well that's the great thing about Military medical insurance, they may take your husband away from you for years at a time and try to kill him but they give you cheap pills."

                                               

Not one of my finer "nice" moments. Mostly I am cheezed off that after two afternoons of concentrated valentine making poor Abby never even got to exchange them at school, she mostly lay on the couch moaning all morning, and then really worried me when she stopped moaning and just lay there. However hopefully she can give out Valentine's next week. And then maybe, maybe we can see our friends sometime soon.

                                  

The good news is that Nemo is doing well, perky as ever even though his status has changed forever. But don't tell him as he continues to romance Buster his dog toy night after night. That is, when Norah isn't stealing his bed amidst his utter confusion

 

 And thankfully his cone of shame is gone too

Alright I am going to take my cranky self to bed.

The Sicky Sicky Doldrums

Riddle me this; what has 4 arms, 8 legs, three noses, boundless energy, and is a recipe for disaster? well how about a 3 year old, a 10 month old and a new puppy.

Now add to that everyone being sick.

HA!

So, it is pretty interesting around here. Let's start from the beginning shall we? So we all know about Mackie , and then Mackie Leaving, which was devastatingly sad and had us all pretty depressed for a week. Until crazy Meghan got on the web and emailed Auntie Ali and asks her where a good dog could be found. Auntie Ali who is a finder extraordinaire point us to Kijiji.com. WHere we find a posting about a little Pomeranian Cocker Spaniel puppy who was reasonably priced and so very very cute. Now I have a bit of an issue with paying for a dog when there are so many dogs out there who need a home. But this little guy was the perfect breed , and a puppy so we could train him any which way we wanted and he would start from scratch instead of some hopelessly cute and yet strangely trained shelter dog with hangups. I mean we already have a shelter dog with hangups and we love her but one is enough. SO long story short on Friday we picked up Nemo

WHo is really an Uber cutie. But talk about WORK, I mean between the two kids and then the new dog, and now we are all SICK! Snotty and coughy, and feverish and terrible. And we are missing a birthday party tomorrow complete with supposed surprise Pie, and I have to finish my bag pattern for Interweave Knits by Monday/Tuesday and the yarn was late so now I have a flexible deadline which I hate because I like to have a firm deadline and really this post has degraded into sniffly whining drivel because for the first time in a long time I went through box of kleenex in one day and I can't take any decongestant because Norah is still nursing and I want pizza.

Okay

Got that off my chest

But I wish it was outta my nose

Blah!

SO off to do some serious knitting and child ignoring, thank goodness for understanding husbands

Oh goody Oh goody

So , it is 12 pm , Abby is asleep and has a temperature with suspicious bumps on her bum. Norah is also asleep after deciding that she hates the carseat with the passion of a thousand blazing suns, enough indeed to scream all the way home until pulling into the driveway. Seth is nervewracked and anxious-pacing-tapping-scratching , gearing up for his re-eval and lonely plane ride. I am tired, and oh so looking forward to this lovely single parenting extravaganza. Oh Goody goody goody.

A shot from the last time Abby was sick, " No I can't _______ I'm too sick", substitute everything from eating and drinking to sitting, standing, playing, washing, being quiet , or lying down. This is going to be fun!