In Denial...

Tonight was Isaac's preschool open house. Can it be? Can it really be that my baby, I mean little boy is going to be in preschool in just 2 weeks? He is so excited and I am trying to match his excitement... but there is still a big part of me that wants to hold on to him. I know I can't... this is all a part of growing up... but there is a fair amount of growing pains that go with it. I know he is going to do well... he is such a smart boy. He is going to be with one of his best friends from MOPS which will make it easier. We met his teacher and she seems very nice. The classroom is a lot of fun. The kids had free reign... even Grace had a great time. There is a train table, so for Isaac that was enough. We saw his cubby for his things and a traced hand with his name on it too... all very exciting for a 4 year old. Now, if only we'll be able to keep him busy for the next 2 weeks... waiting is so hard :)

Did I Ever Tell You...

that I hate thunderstorms? and that it's even worse when I'm not at my own house? It is 2AM here, on our final night of our vacation. I can't sleep. I was startled awake but a loud crack of thunder. I've been sitting here at the computer ever since looking at several radar loops trying to figure out when it will be over. I've always been afraid of thunderstorms. When I was little I would go into my momma's room and usually lay on the floor by her bed. When I got older I would crawl into bed with Nah. :) I think she was glad when I married Francis and found someone else to snuggle up to! :) I have gotten better now that I have Isaac and Grace... momma's have to be brave or atleast put on a brave face. I still don't like them at all, but I am trying hard not to pass that fear onto them and so far I I think I'm doing a pretty good job. They don't seem to be phased by them very much. So, I'm hoping this storm will pass quickly so that I can go to bed. This is our 3rd night this week that there has been storms. I'm just ready to be home, in my own room, in my own bed, snuggling with my hubby and hiding from the storm!!! :)

The Lovely Present Brought Home From VBS...

So... to continue on with posts that I am overdue in writing, I am continuing on with my story following VBS week. Grace woke up Monday morning acting fairly normal, though she would keep coming to me for "extra loving"... a hug, a kiss, a take-you (hold her). :) I didn't think too much of it, until I realized how warm she was. I took her temperature and it was 102.5... one of the highest she has had. So, for the rest of the evening and throughout the night we gave her medicine to try and bring down her fever. The lowest it got was 101.2. Still she wasn't showing any other symptoms of being sick. Tuesday morning her fever was 103.8, so I called her pediatrician and they told me to bring her in at 5pm... which is unusual, because normally they say that fevers last 5-7 days and to call back if anything changes. Just before we left for the appointment, we checked Isaac's temperature and he had one above 102, so we brought him along to be looked at as well. As soon as their doctor took a look at them, specifically in their mouth, he knew what it was.... Hand, Food, and Mouth disease. It sounds bad, but pretty much what it is is blisters that appear on the hands, feet and the mouth that's caused by a virus. He told us is very contagious. We got a lot of strange looks from people (especially the older members in our church) when we told them what the kids had. They confused it with HOOF and Mouth disease. We had to laugh thinking about the fact that... umm... they don't have hooves :) :) :) Anyway... when I got home from the appointment my e-mail inbox was filled with messages from other moms that had kids in the nursery at VBS... most of them were having similar symptoms with their kids too. It looks as if they all shared and took home a present from VBS week. Grace probably ended up with the worst of it as far as the blisters in the mouth. Hers we big and white and seemed to be pretty painful to her. She went a couple of days with mostly drinking and 2 nights where she woke up every 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Thankfully after a few days they both were feeling fine again... though we we under quarentine again. We were able to get together with the other kids who had it though and it made the week go by a little quicker. And I thought summers were supposed to be a chance to have a break from sickness!!! :)