Oh my dear Lord- can we please be done with the illnesses? I think in our last post, we knocked on wood because we were finally feeling better after two weeks of the flu. Well. That was a bit premature. We actually did feel better for a week and had a decent week. I had swim lessons, Girl Scouts and then we headed out Friday night for our weekly Family Night Out. Everything was going well, we had plans for an actual adventure on Saturday and everything. Then mom had to go and ruin everything. She went to bed Friday night feeling a little weird and woke up Saturday with a full blown stomach virus. It was one of those that leaves you laying on the bathroom floor begging for the good Lord to take you away right now. (He didn't, fortunately). She was quarantined to her room so Dad and I spent the day running ice chips up to her, holding our breath and not touching anything. Mom was better Sunday which is a good thing because she had to work! Yeah! So it was another Daddy/Daughter day. Oh yeah, it was Superbowl Sunday and we watched that but, eh, it was just ok. So, mom continued her slow recovery during the week and just as she was hitting full stride, Dad got sick. Again. He has been banished to the guest room. Again. On the positive side, it wasn't the stomach thing mom had, just a cold. And on another positive side, I seem to have missed out on all of it. But we learned our lesson and are not knocking on any wood.
We a little snow storm on Monday night and woke up to the most beautiful scene Tuesday morning. It was the heavy, wet snow that sticks to everything. The sky was brilliant blue and the mountains were pure white- just gorgeous. And the best part? The roads were clear so we could really enjoy it.
We made it to Friday and even though Dad still wasn't on his A game, we headed to Dave and Buster's because it was my night to pick our restaurant. It was a mighty good choice because I won a ton of tickets which means I got another really cool prize! I managed to get a giant snake to go with my giant Scooby! The snake was much easier to get into the car but that doesn't make her any less cool......
On Saturday, we spent the day disinfecting the house. Since we had either been working or sick for the past 5 weeks, things were pretty germy. We all worked hard and I'm sure we are much healthier for it. After that, we hit Costco and the grocery store. It was another stellar day. Mom did venture out Saturday night for a mom's night out with some friends and that was pretty awesome for her. Dad and I stayed home and went to bed early.
Sunday, mom and I made Valentine's cake pops or cake blobs as we like to call them. In the end, it doesn't matter what they look like, only what they taste like. And they tasted good!
In the afternoon, mom and I went to a friend's house for a jewelry party and now we are watching "Journey to the Center of the Earth". For the 5th time. I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!
A little side note- at my last Daisy meeting, we went to a "paint your own" pottery studio. Mom decided she wanted to join the fun and painted the plate below. We went to pick up our creations today and much to mom's amazement, her plate was selected to be featured in the Artist Showcase Gallery on their Facebook page! She got a $10 gift certificate for the honor. She is going to give up physical therapy now to focus solely on her artistic career. Honestly though, can you imagine how bad the competition must have been for her to win? Whatever. It made her week.
So, here's hoping that you have an Artist Showcase Gallery kind of week! Enjoy!
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