The Week Before Easter Curse

So you know that Will had the stomach bug last Friday night (the 11th).    Monday morning I started feeling bad and it got worse throughout the day.  By Monday night I had the stomach bug and ended up staying home from work on Tuesday because I still felt bad the next morning.  Wednesday night – Drew got it.  Our church was scheduled to have a Maundy Thursday service that he ended up cancelling because he was still feeling so bad.  It was the only service he has ever cancelled for being sick in his 14 years.  I sat Lindy down and had a heart to heart and told her she was not allowed to get sick.  And strangely enough she listened!  ha!  She held strong and was the one left standing! 

The crazy thing is that three of us had the stomach virus the week leading up to Easter last year.  Different cast of characters but we battled the dreaded stomach bug last year.  Last year we had to cancel Easter dinner at our house because of it.  It did turn out better this year. 

Not all was lost in the week though.  Will had his Easter party Wednesday at school and one parent was invited.  They got to hunt for eggs and then had a special snack.  Each kid could get 13 eggs.  I liked that because then everyone got the same amount.  Will had a fun time.  Lindy had an Easter party on Thursday but we weren’t invited.  She got to find four eggs.  They were labeled with ‘We’, ‘Love’, ‘To’, and ‘Read’ and they were supposed to find one of each.  Lindy came home with We Love To To.  Oops!

Will had a tee ball game Thursday night.  Lindy and I headed to it.  They only got two innings in because it took too long but he did pretty well.  He got a hit on the first pitch the first inning and then fouled a couple before getting another hit the second inning.  He played first base and did okay.  Almost every ball went to the pitcher who then threw it to Will.  It was the Will and Maddie show most of the night.  I will miss the next few Saturday games so I’m glad I get to see him during the week.

Friday we were all finally feeling better after a good night’s sleep.  it was a holiday day for all of us so we even got to sleep in!  The kids woke up with SciWorks on the brain and asked about going all morning long.  We finally caved and headed out for lunch and to the science museum.  We had a really fun time because it wasn’t busy at all. 

Cute outfit.  Her new thing is to pose in pictures!
At Will’s party.

Tee Ball Thursday night.   Saying the pledge.





At SciWorks on Friday. 

My Keva Plank Builders!

March for Babies and Tee Ball

This was a busy week and even busier weekend.

Let’s back up to the beginning of the week though.  Lindy and Will were both suffering from allergies the week before and over the weekend Lindy got really congested.  We all know what happens when she gets congested.  Yep, she pukes.  Sunday night we put her to bed and she threw up in her bed.  Monday night she threw up again.  But that night I had been sitting by her bed since I had put her there, just waiting for the puke.  By the way she was coughing I just knew it was going to come.  And it did.  But thankfully she was better the rest of the week.  I’m not sure if she cleared herself out or the allergies got better. 

Tuesday night Will had his last tee ball practice.  From here on out they are games.  Drew took him up there while Lindy and I went to visit a Lowes Food store for work.  On our way home we stopped by the ball field but it was windy and cool so we didn’t stay too long. 

The end of the week was a little busy for me because my big March for Babies was on Saturday.  I was busy getting ready for the big event. 

Friday night my mom came and spent the night with us.  We played outside for a little while after she got here and then we put the kids to bed.  We put the kids to bed and we went to bed around 10pm.  I had to get up at 4am because of the March for Babies.  A little after 11pm I heard something.  Our bedroom door was shut and the monitor was off so it took me a while to hear it.  I went and opened our door and stared into the kids room to see if it was one of them making noises.  Soon after I heard a faint, “Mom.”  I went in and Will said, “I don’t feel good.”  As I reached for the throw up bucket and was saying, Sit up, he puked all over himself and his bed.  He puked a bunch more times but thankfully those all made it in the bucket.  We got him out of the bed and Drew stripped all his sheets and comforters off while I gave him a midnight bath.  He is the sweetest boy in the world.  He kept saying, “This is just the worst.”   He got sick one more time while we were getting him and his room cleaned up.  I got our bed covered in blankets and got him in it.  Drew slept with him and I slept on the couch.   It took me forever to fall asleep and 4am came awfully fast.  Mom and I were up early and out the door a few minutes after 5am.  She came and helped with set up for the big event.  Her first March for Babies and I had her working! 

Drew said Will threw up one more time and then slept the rest of the night.  He said he woke up feeling fine.  Drew got them up and ready and they still came to the walk.  The March for Babies went really well!  The day could not have been any prettier.  It was a beautiful morning that ended up being almost hot in the afternoon.  Million Dollar Babies had a bunch of walkers!  Bob and Suzette, Jamie, Lynn, my mom, my friend Courtney, our friend Jane, and Martha, Danny, Meghan, and Jeff from church.  We appreciate the support of everyone.  I’m happy to say that Million Dollar Babies killed it this year!  The last total I saw is over $6000!!  Wowzers!  I still have money to turn in and know of other money coming in.  I also got Top Individual Fundraiser, raising over $4000!!  Way to go!  We love helping to save the babies! 

Unfortunately the family could only do about half the walk.  Will had tee ball pictures at 11:30am and Lindy had her first tee ball game at 12pm.   Then Will had his first game of the season at 1:45pm.  Bob and Suzette took Will and headed out to get his pictures made.  After his pictures they headed over to Lindy’s game.  Drew, Lynn, Lindy and my mom headed to Lindy’s game.  Last fall Lindy was dead set on playing tee ball this spring.  But regular tee ball just isn’t an option.   She could probably bat and run fine but she would not see balls flying at her.  We looked around and we found her a Challenger League that lets kids with all kinds of disabilities play ball!   There are no practices, just games on Saturdays.  We weren’t sure if this league was going to happen because at first they didn’t have enough kids but they ended up with 5-6.  We got her all the baseball gear, a bat, glove, helmet, ant pants.  She was soooooo excited.  She told me Friday night she had to wake up early to get to tee ball on Saturday!  She got her hat and her jersey on Saturday when she showed up.  Her team is called the Blue Rocks and their hat has a moose on it.  They split the kids up and had some batting and some fielding.  The parents were out on the field with the kids and there were other, older kids out there helping as well.  She says she had fun and really likes it.  She wanted to wear her jersey today too.  Drew said she hit the ball pretty darn well and loved running but didn’t like stopping at the bases.  She wanted to keep on running.  He said she got a little impatient when she wasn’t batting.  Suzette and my mom gave me the run down and they said it was really neat and really great for her.  I know she was excited to just be out there on the field!  Thank you to Suzette for getting the only pictures of her game! 

Bob, Suzette, and Will headed back over to his field while Drew, my mom, Lynn, and Lindy grabbed something to eat.  Then they headed over to Will’s game.  I actually got done with the walk way earlier than past years and I made it to the second inning of Will’s game.  They normally play 3 innings but his game started 30 mins late and they cut his short.  They got pitched to a bunch of times but he ended up hitting off the tee the first time.  He got a hit the second time though. 

We all headed home to crash for the rest of the day.  Will was fine all day long, except for a little loose poop in the afternoon.  That’s the kind of stomach bug I hope we always get. 

Today we had church this morning.  We did some chores and then the kids and I headed to Home Depot for dirt and vegetables.  We got back and the kids played out back while I worked on our raised beds and got the veggies planted.  It was a productive afternoon.

Here are some pictures of the week! 

March for Babies! 
Zumba Conga line!

Miracle Kids!

Walking for their brother!

Lindy’s First Tee Ball Game
Run, Lindy, Run!
The only picture from Will’s game.
This morning Lindy had Drew pinned down and it was so cute!
My beautiful girl before church.
My handsome son.

Spring Break

The kids spent two days with Nana and Papa last week.  We dropped them off Sunday afternoon and headed out to eat Sunday night with Ed and Jamie.  I’m still dreaming about the fish tacos I had.  We also walked slowly around Target.  Well I walked slowly while Drew stood in the book section.  What a glorious evening.

Monday and Tuesday were regular old work days, except we got to sleep in.  Monday night we both spent up at the church.  Tuesday I met up with my parents around 4pm for the handoff.  Will had tee ball practice at 6pm or else we’d have left them there longer! 

The kids had fun at my parents’.  They got to play outside a lot, at my parents’ house and at the park.  They got to eat out for dinner and they got to watch work being done at my parents’ house. 

Wednesday and Thursday were pretty regular days around the house.  The kids ended up spending a couple hours at our neighbors’ house on Wednesday because Drew and I both had things going on for work and couldn’t keep them.  The kids thought that was fun too because the neighbor boys are in 9th and 10th grades and they think they are pretty cool.

They did get to do something pretty fun on Thursday though.  Drew and the kids met up with Aunt Joan and they went out to her barn and they got to ride a horse for the very first time!   I really wish I could have gone but thankfully Drew took pictures for me.  And then Will took pictures of Drew while he rode the horse! 

Friday and Saturday were fun days for the kids because they had GrandBob and Suzette come up Friday morning and spend the day and night with them.  Drew was heading out of town for the night and I had to work.  They had lunch and then they took them to the park to play and then to the ice cream shop for a snack.  At the ice cream shop they saw Mike and Janice which was a treat in itself!  I got home from work around 6pm and we had a nice evening. 

Saturday I had my first March for Babies of the year in Elkin NC.  I was up at 4:15am and out of the house by 5:15am.  Bob and Suzette spent the night and watched them during the morning.  They had to leave around lunch time so Jamie, Ed, and Molly came over to watch them until we got home.  Ed took Will to tee ball practice while Jamie, Lindy and Molly stayed here and played.  Drew and I pulled in literally at the same time.  I met him on the road into our neighborhood. 

They did enjoy playing with a lot of different people this week!  The thing they didn’t like is that both are suffering from allergies.  Mom said Will sneezed the whole time he was at their house so I started his allergy medicine when he got home.  His have gotten better with the medicine.  Lindy has gotten pretty congested with all the phlegm she has now.   Oh yeah.   (Actually before I could post this, she just threw up a few times.  ugggg.  But it’s actually a good thing for her.  She is breathing and sleeping a ton better right now because she actually got a bunch of the junk out of her throat and belly.) 

 

We ended spring break today with church and a birthday party for one of Will’s friends from school.  It was at a park and the whole family was invited.  The kids had fun with their friends.  It was a nice way to end spring break.

I think we are all dreading getting up and heading to school tomorrow.  Early wake up times again for everyone.  blah blah.

At the barn with make shift riding helmets! 
Joan and Dreamer!

Riding a horse!
Will’s turn!

Drew’s turn and Will’s photography.  Apparently someone else out at the barn helped him take these pictures. 
More Will pictures!
Lindy, Will and Dreamer!

Stomp rocket fun!

Because jumping with two is more fun that jumping by yourself!
Action shots!


Love it!

Scary Aunt Jamie!