Sick winter days er week

I think I have a fever. I was really hot and all of a sudden it got really cold. I guess my passion that I'd have to be confined to bed before I'd quit is working on the computer. It doesn't sound nearly as creative as piano or intellectual as reading (my 2 Dds' passions). Dave took this picture a few days ago. I guess my back is what he sees more of than he'd wish - NOT a pretty picture and that long hair HAS GOT TO GO! (Don't feel too sorry for him, he's just waiting for me to get off the computer so he can get on...I know the truth.)

Wow! Typing is way easier than talking!!

This morning's Mass was for my dad. I dragged the sick kids (and dragged the well kids that didn't want to go) and Dave went willingly and helped me do the dragging and we went to 8:15am Mass. It was lovely. As a reward, I made eggs, hash browns & waffles for breakfast when we got home.

This morning on the phone a friend told me my voice sounded scratchy. I AM NOT GETTING SICK. I have too much to do. Then I started to wear out and I quit thinking about running to the dollar store for clear shoe box bins for my craft center. Then I got hot. I cancelled my obligations for tomorrow morning and rescheduled my obligations for Friday night. Then I quit feeling like talking. I'm ready to settle in for a winter's sewing project. I found Tapestry Crochet. It looks pretty easy. I enlarged this design from one of my favorite free clip-art places, Two-Hearts Design, and transferred the design onto a flat grid suggested in the above book. (They have it on the free yahoo groups files if you join). That's my plan. I still had kids to get through the afternoon - some of whom were getting quite rowdy with their new-found health.

Dave helped me get them all to Mass this morning. *Thank you, God!* For school, I had the girls do Math (just an M-U-S worksheet) and Science (read a book & do a book report from one of the many we got from the library Wednesday). Then they read a bible story to the boys who colored lovely pictures of it from this reproducible book that I just LOVE because it has pages for some of the more obscure stories - well, obscure to me. (It's worth the $$ to not waste minutes that turn into hours looking for bible coloring pages). I allow the kids to color a picture of the story in lieu of a narration when they're too sick or I am (or when I'm too busy....it's a great fill-in). I had the girls lead the boys in Simon-Says Calisthenics. Once everyone seemed reasonably worn out, I turned on the Sound of Music. It's not exactly educational TV, but somehow I feel so good about them watching it.

A lovely homeschool friend offered to send dinner over, but it would have been so difficult for her at 4pm, so Dave brought home subway. He's been loosing weight, lately, by exercising and eating lots of subway. On the way home from church this morning, Ds#4 said, "Daddy, you just missed a Subway!" as we drove past. I think he thinks Daddy stops at one every time he sees them.

I'm sure, Dave will also put them to bed tonight. I put his name in red because he's such a sweetheart.