On the Mend

Well no wonder I was cranky last week. I was obviously fighting off a rotten cold. I went home early Thursday and stayed home Friday. I slept for 3 hours Friday afternoon!!! It really took me down. Cold, cough and sinus troubles, which I'm prone to. I'm not sure if I have a sinus infection but it's quite possible. I read up online and a medical website said if it's a viral infection, antibiotics won't work...so I'm staying away from the doctor...but taking Advil cold & sinus frequently. I only had 2 pills this morning...and may take 2 more before bed, depending on the pain. I do a sinus rinse (I know, sexy) daily (sometimes twice) and that helps somewhat. But overall, my sinus just aches.

The wknd was more of the same. I went through more tissue than I care to admit. I did manage to take the girls to the playground...never again by myself. Too hard to watch both girls at once. It was a lot of chasing around. A good workout but tiring when you have a cold. I picked up DH after training and took the kids to Burger King cause it was late. L cried throughout most of the meal. She was so exhausted. She fell asleep on the way home and slept well after we got in. Both girls have the cough and L has a cold/runny nose/eyes too. Poor dolls. Hard being cross with them when they're sick and cranky or up in the night. Not impossible, but hard. ;) Also on Sat we cooked a pumpkin so we'll have pie for Thanksgiving. :) E asked to make one on Sat. Daddy agreed to get the pie shells (hey, I am insistant on homemade vs. canned pumpkin but I don't make pie dough...hehehe). It did turn out good but the eggs keep separating and sometimes I have egg white cooked on top of the pie...grose!!! I'm going to try pureeing the mix and see if it evens out.

Sun was a stay home day. I just rested up...oh, and tore apart the girls toys. So many little garbage toys from fast food places, and broken things, and loose playing cards and puzzle pieces. So that meant re-organizing the girls rooms and the living room (where most of the toys are). We also painted and coloured, watched movies and I did some cleaning. Man, I could probably do all the cleaning in an 8 hour day if the kids weren't around...though I'd rather spend it doing something fun. :) Well, that's all for now. Fall is so fun!!! Cook a pumpkin. I got 18 cups in my freezer!!! Mmm...pumpkin pie, pumpkin loaf, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin mousse...
~B