Sick Boy at Home

We got back from California in time for Landon to be sick for the rest of the week. If he thinks he was out of condition last Monday, just wait until tomorrow. . . .

We spent one more day in California on Monday visiting briefly with family before flying home in the evening. Hallie and her mom shared sometime hanging out with the Hopkin kids, and man, are they so much fun to play with!

On our way to the airport, we stopped by the Owens where our kids got one more chance to swing high in the air on the tire swing and to visit with Shep. The flight home was shorter than expected, but after waiting for our shuttle and making a couple of stops on the way home, everyone was exhausted by the time we rolled into the driveway.

Waking up on Tuesday we thought wasn’t going to be so hard, but boy, were we wrong. Everyone was so very tired, but we finally willed ourselves out of bed and got ready for school and work. It was quite a busy day for all of us by the end of the day. Hallie spent a lot of time getting Valentine cards ready for the kids’ parties the next day and getting the finishing touches ready for Eliza’s party. Landon was acting a bit crabby by the end of practice, and we couldn’t figure out why.

Wednesday started as a very unexpected day for all of us. Landon said he did not feel well and wanted us to get him a bucket. The flu? Please, no! Mike had all kinds of things at the university, so Hallie had to bow out of work and find someone else to do the party in Eliza’s class. Hallie is grateful for all of the folks at the school who are so helpful and understanding. Mike was supposed to attend a dinner for work but did not have to go at the last minute, and an amazing family in the ward brought us a plate of cookies.

Landon stayed home from school for a second day when, after we borrowed a thermometer, we saw that he was sporting a fever of 101.7. However, neither adult could really miss work. We crossed our fingers and left a cell phone with Landon while we were away. Nothing burned down, and everything was well when Hallie got home. When school let out, Hallie picked up Eliza and Gavin and took them to gym. Hallie stayed for a bit watching Eliza who sometimes gets slighted when it comes to the parents cheering for her.

Mike had fewer commitments on Friday, so he stayed with Landon for a bit until it was time for him to go and volunteer at the school.

It is fun for the two of us to see each other during Hallie’s work day. Hallie took Gavin and Eliza to gymnastics again and watched Eliza practice with the Level 3s, which she loves! For pizza and a movie night, we watched the Olympics.

The four of us woke up and got ready to go and clean the church on Saturday. Several families showed up, which was really nice. After finally tracking down Mike and Landon, Hallie noticed something wrong with Landon’s eye. Hallie remembered that the sister who was cleaning the doors we came in is a doctor. So Mom and Boy headed back to the doors and asked Sister Jackson if Landon had pink eye. Yup! So off to Urgent Care the duo went, with the result of antibiotics for the boy and of course some ice cream from S.O.S. when Hallie went to fill the prescription. The rest of the day was spent cleaning the kids’ rooms, which were really out of hand. They are a lot better now, and we won’t fall to our death trying to get to their beds.

On Sunday, Mike and Eliza went to all three hours of church, and Hallie joined them for the third hour when she had to lead the music in Relief Society. The meeting was very nice.

We all joined together and ate heart-shaped pasta for lunch. (We love ALDI!) The rest of the afternoon was spent reading books, watching Olympics (the kids are getting bored), playing Go Fish and Uno. Sundays are a hard day for our little nuggets that have so much energy!