Over the plague

This past week all 4 of us spent trying to get over the flu that we unfortunately caught. It was horrendous, will spare the details other than when Jeannie got it I was glad to be over it and on my game. I woke up at 2:30 with her sunday night and the poor thing had thrown up all over herself. I had to plop her in the tub and clean it all up. I made a bed for us on the floor and slept with her through the night on layers of towels and recieving blankets. Hers lasted about half the time of ours thank god and Ihad too many scares with it. She was happy for the most part all yesterday regardless of lack of sleep. I was so behind on housework that i had 4 full loads of dishes and tons of sheets, towels and blankets of course. Glad it is over.

Last week I got a few breaks with babysitting and cleaned up the basement. Not a small feat. I still hadnt unpacked many things from many moves and had to make decisions to take  lot to the trash and alot ot good will. We have been rewarded with a clean floor and a clean laundry room a workable gym, and a TV and play area for the kids. There is still some work to got before the kids are ready to go down there though.

Jeannie has started in on the blocks now, the puzzles and the stacking toys and trains. The kids love to play together with them in Jean's room. Jeannie has also figured out her xylophone on her own. She found the mallet and went to town on it the other morning. She has also come to love walking along the fireplace edge and trying to climb up on the entertainment center....uuuuugh. I just quit blockading it and put something soft down. She made it past everything i put there. One of her favorite pastimes is pulling all the dishtowels out of my kitchen drawers after the fireplace hearth of course.

The kids were invited to an awesome birthday party at Goldfish Swim School Sunday that we attended. That place is amazing. There were all kinds of toys in the pool including kid size canoes and floating atvs. How awesome was that. It was Skyler Swanson's birthday and her daddy John was happy that she had a friend there other than from pre-school. The girls had a blast. Liesl ran around freely in her lifejacket and Jeannie splashed around in my arms.

Liesl missed her first swim lesson witb the flu laxt week so she starts up again wednesday and gymnastics today. She and i are excited for a routine again. She has been working on a second level of BOB books and doing well on the first. I cleaned up the playroom and organized all her art supplies.so she is loving that. We worked on projects for Valentines day. Hearts with glitter of course and she has been chomping at the bjt for another. We watched Mary Poppins because I learned a new trick that allowed me to play all my video files on the TV and she now likes cleaning up again. I pulled out all the tents in the Family room and the kids have been running through them playing Camp and Pirate Ship. What fun. Liesl cant get enough noodle soup and Jeannie is very good with any food now and can bite pieces off on her own and feed herself.