The past week

Well, lots has happened since last I blogged!

Last Wednesday, I woke up to get ready for a trip to Dallas with my sister. The first thing I noticed was that I had a stuffy nose. This was slightly annoying to me, because stuffy noses end up being sinus infections. Ugh. Lauren and I had a great day in Dallas and enjoyed seeing Michael, Jilinda, and Lydia. We got home just in time for the kids to get off the bus. Right around this time, I started feeling horrible. Achy, congestion in my face and chest, shaky. I realize that this sinus infection came on strong and I would need to go to the doctor to get an antibiotic. Bryon came home from work and took the three kids to the Baylor game.

When I woke up Thursday, I realized rather quickly that this was no sinus infection. My doctor did a test and, sho enough, I had the flu. After a terrible first day at home, I went back to the doctor to find out I had pneumonia on top of the flu. I don't think I have ever had the flu, and I hadn't even had a fever in 5 years. I was shocked! My doctor told me that I needed to be quaranteened away from the rest of the family. This is not the best news for a Type A CEO of a busy family! Fortunately, my darling husband came home from work before the kids got home and did so both Thursday and Friday. It was such a blessing knowing that the kids were taken care of and I didn't lift a finger for 4 days! Very few things were enjoyable about the weekend, but I did get a kick out of watching Bryon take Mary Beth to ballet and then taking her church shoes shopping. She was in desperate need of church shoes and came home with church shoes, tennis shoes, a houndstooth coat, and several Hello Kitty necklaces! Mary Beth has now decided that she would rather Bryon do the bulk of the clothes shopping!

Another strange thing this weekend, Matthew went for a jump ball in his basketball game, fell the the floor and hyperextended his elbow. Bryon and the kids spent Saturday afternoon getting x-rays, and eventually getting a soft cast and sling. It was quite an adjustment for us for 4 days helping our extremely independent child tie his shoes and take baths! By Tuesday, his arm was much better and he is enjoying the use of both of his arms again!

Also, by Tuesday, I took a turn for the better, and really began to feel like myself again. I have said that I will never take for granted breathing out of my nose again! I was so thrilled to start feeling better mainly because I am driving to Tuscaloosa tomorrow for some Karen and Tesney time! It's been a year since I was in Alabama, and I am anxious to cross the Black Warrior River, eat Dreamland bar b que, laugh and talk to two of my favorite girls, and help stimulate the economy by buying National Championship gear!

Bryon is definitely filling my love bank being the single parent two weekends in a row! Fortunately, all he has to do is coach 2 games, take Matthew to a birthday party, take the boys to their piano theory tests at Baylor, take Matthew to baseball tryouts, participate in the Crestview Dodgeball tournament, and host our small group's Super Bowl party at our house! Yikes! When we planned our Bama trip, I didn't realize that this weekend was the perfect storm of activities! He handles these things remarkably well, and I am sure it will be great.

Looking forward to a fun weekend and one of my favorite drives in the world!