We're seein' spots in Seattle

Well, life here never gets boring - that's for sure. Last Friday, I "got" to work/volunteer at the school all day helping with school pictures. It was a LONG day for me - running back and forth to get classes, listening to complaining teachers, combing hair, etc. Jillian had a bit of a cold, but being the non-panicking mom that I now am, I went ahead and let her attend school. "Hey, it's just a cold! All the other kids go to school with a cold!" Anyway, when we got home, poor Jillian sat curled up on the couch complaining that she was so cold. So, being the good mom that I am, I finally took her temperature...104! Wow! And it was 104 ON motrin! Because, being the good mom that I am, I did give her medicine all day since I was at the school with her all day! Needless to say, I was now a bit panicked - 104 is no little fever! Anyway, we had a nice calm weekend and everyone just sat around and relaxed. Jillian's temp would fluxuate, but no more 104's. So yesterday, being the good mom that I am, I kept her home for one more day. She was feverless, but had still had a 100 temp on Sunday. I am a strong believer of the "24 hour rule" - keep the kid home from school until they are fever-free for 24 hours. But yesterday, once again, her temperature started to spike - I caught it at 102.5. At that point, we finally made a trip to the doctor. No child should run a fever for 4 days! The doctor started to do the exam, and then said, "have you seen this rash all over her body?". Well, being the "good mom that I am", I had not seen the rash. "Roseola", said the doctor, "late onset".



So, I guess God knew I couldn't handle Roseola along with febrile seizures when J was a baby. Thank you God! And now she gets a week off school!

(I can't post without a picture - here is a picture of Sadie with her new bone!)

First Day of School (Two Weeks Late)

Okay, so things have been a bit crazy. Here are pictures of the first day of school - two weeks after the fact.I don't know how to put in writing what the past two weeks have been like. M leaves for school at 8:00, and the other two leave at 9:00. Except for Monday, Tuesday, and Friday when M has to leave at 7:30 for Jazz Band. And now C will start Choir on Tuesday and Friday at 8:15. That means three trips to two different schools for me on those two days! Fun! Then I go pick up M at 3:00, and run home, drop her off, and walk up to the Elem school to pick up the other two at 3:40. And between 10:00 and 2:30 I get to sit around and eat bonbons and watch my soaps! Yeah right!And here are two pictures that make me so very sad. The middle school girls ... Mikaela and her two closest neighbor friends, Haley and Amy. One picture is this year going off to middle school, and the other one is just a few years ago starting 2nd grade. I can't belive how time flies...