The rest of the day...

After that last post, my day continued downhill.

Our internet went out (for a day and a half) and I discovered I can't even cook dinner without google by my side!  I didn't miss e-mail or blogs, but it drove me crazy when I got my Bountiful basket, and couldn't look up recipes for mangoes, or learn how to open a coconut.

I spent the evening researching for Dillon's "Mario birthday party" by actually playing Mario bros. on the wii, instead of looking things up online.  My boys stood by my side yelling things like, "JUMP MOM!" or "We already told you how to do that!" and "Hurry up! Do you realize you're being timed?"

When I felt I had gained sufficient knowledge of Mario and his friends (and after I saved Toad and conquered level 1), I sent the kids to bed just in time for Dillon to throw up.

He made it to the toilet...sort of.  I think I'm going to have to take the toilet seat apart to clean in all the crevices.

Dillon slept fine through the night, but Caleb woke me up at 3 AM gasping for air.  He could barely breathe. He coughed (barked) and I knew immediately that it was croup (isn't he too old for that?).  I bundled him up and took him outside into the cold air while I called the on-call doctor.  We have a nebulizer so the doctor had me give him a breathing treatment at home, and while I was searching through the medicine cabinet I found one last steroid pouch...hallelujah!...so, we didn't have to go to the clinic in the middle of the night.

In the morning, Dillon threw up again, and I took Caleb in to the doctor to get an oral steroid to keep his trachea from swelling closed again.

We spent the rest of the weekend napping and taking it easy.

Honestly, it was probably the best thing that could've happened.  It's sad that it takes sickness to slow us down sometimes.

I was able to find my kitchen countertops, and when our internet came back on, Todd and I watched old episodes of The Cosby Show while we folded Mt. St. Laundry.

Can I just comment on The Cosby Show?  It is hilarious.  And clean.  It was so refreshing. Our kids were already in bed, but that is one show that I could have playing in my house, and not worry about what my kids might see or hear when they walk through. I can't even think of a current show that I can say that about.

Now I've got to get moving.  Today is Dillon's birthday, and I've got a party to throw.  More pics later...