Venting Time

So, I'm going to take a minute to vent.  Friday I became sick with Strep throat along with Nick who started his RX on Wednesday only after a bout with puking on Tuesday.  Jake with his hacking cough which flairs up his otherwise non-existent asthma, has been coughing almost non-stop since Wednesday.  Poor guy has the best six pack in the state now though.  Then yesterday, big Tye started puking his poor little brains out.  For hours he continued puking and we just kept cleaning and disinfecting like psycho freaks.  Then, everyone went to bed and Josslyn woke up puking.  Sweet darling was up from 11:30-2am vomiting with the force of an adult.  And yes, the little angel had a puking virus only just 2-3 weeks ago!!  And then today...wait for it...I came down with the stomach nasties to accompany my killer glands and throat. 


On the upside, I suppose that means we've all had the pukes and we shouldn't be able to get it again for what?  At least a few days, right?  And I get to take work off tomorrow.  (Feel the sarcasm there?)  Suppose that also means I will be falling behind in the most hectic Key Club week ever and since I have no emergency sub plans (those were all used up over the past 2 weeks) I will have to write out some plans and email them to my assistant.  Last year I never, ever used any of my emergency sub plans and this year I have already blazed through all 4! 


Again, on the upside, my students will at least be able to continue with the plans I had for the new unit and my Key Clubbers will really have a chance to step it up and deal with all that needs dealing with before Friday night when we'll be hosting the very first non-Student Council hosted dance in the history of the school.  A huge honor, I know, and the principal has reminded me several times last week that I'm the only person he'd trust to host a new dance with 400+ totally reved up teenagers.  "I completely trust you" is a nice phrase to hear although it ups the anty quite a bit for me personally.  Its going to be amazing but I MUST pick myself up off the floor of the baño long enough to make it happen. 

Well I'm off...not to bed...to figure out what my Honors Spanish 3 kids will be doing tomorrow with out my being there.  Easy to plan for Spanish 1 when really anyone could present them their new material (albeit, not as well as I can) but Spanish 3 is different. Forcing myself to find an upside...I suppose I could have a stellar student go through the new material with them, learn and teach as she goes; a tough concept though of the negative informal imperative tense, she'd definitely be stronger in her Spanish because of it.  We'll see. 

Gray skies are gonna clear up...right? 

Update with Tye's Birthday!

Three weeks ago...for the first time this winter, we hit the slopes as a family.

 We geared up at the Breck house and drove a quick 3 minutes to the slopes!! 

 Josslyn was a pro for her very first time on real skis.  

 She seemed to really enjoy the day!

 Nick and I rotated riding with the boys to get them back in the swing of things.

 Waiting.

Resting.

 Chilly!

 Up the chair we go.

Now with Jake. 

Then, we all got sick.  Pink eye, Strep Throat, Stomach Flu, Hacking Cold.

So we ate soup and rested. 

Feeling better, we went hiking/sledding.  The summer hiking trails are now covered in snow so its fun and easy to pull the kids on sleds.

Then, we the incubation periods began ending for the viruses we passed one another when we were all sick with something different...and we all got sick again. 

So sick in fact, that we fell asleep wherever the urge hit us... 

Jake learns Yoga at school and thought it might help he and Joss to feel better. 

Then, cam Thanksgiving for which we changed our plans like a million times as everyone continued to pass around our yucks.  Finally we settled on staying home since Nick and Jake were still terribly sick.  Tye's Big 6th Birthday was the next day, Black Friday, and we enjoyed the day both in Breck and at home.  But, before the night should end...I came down with the dreaded Strep throat!  Errrrr. 

We did get to do some more sledding at Breck's big sled hill.

The boys went at frightening speeds. (next time helmest will be a must...thankfully everyone made it out unscathed) 

And Tye got to open his birthday presents and eat his delicious Snowboarder cake.   

Hard to believe Tye is 6 years old.  Our NICU baby, a big boy.  In fact, the most healthy of all 3 kids.   

We love you Birthday Boy!!



Halloween Day

We enjoyed a day at Elitch Gardens for Halloween.  It was a blast...the best part, I got to ride the BIG roller coasters with my boys for the first time!  (Nick doesn't ride...equilibrium issues and Joss of course, was too small.)

 They got to do some Trick or Treating in the amusement park.

 We even got to go through the REAL Haunted House!  (with the lights on and all monsters "asleep")

 Bat girl and her mama.

 And her dada.

 Ninja, GI Joe, batgirl and mama wait to ride the Octopus together.

 And now, for the crowning achievement...the Boomerang and the Sidewinder Roller Coasters.

 Up, up, up...

 down, down, down...

upsidedown and around!!  Then, you do it all backwards! 

The boys were INCREDIBLE.  Tye and I screamed the entire way every time but Jake was silent, each of us with a smile the whole way!

Happy Halloween!!!