How sick is sick?

After 3 trips to the doctor in 5 days, I think we finally have F--'s various illnesses under control. After a 1:00 am ear ache last night and fever we hit the doctor on call for Sunday and got some zythromax. The best part is that it's only 1 dose a day. After having to give eye drops every 2 hours for 48 hours, this was a welcome relief. (Did I mention that getting drops into a screaming kid's eyes is like entering the seventh level of hell?) When the doctor asked her to lay down on the exam table today to check her throat, she automatically put her hands over her eyes to ward off the next attack.

So, we missed W--'s baptism due to illness (mine and F--'s). G-- was the family representative today and apparently he did a good job. :) F-- was pretty upset that she missed the event, but was placated when I mentioned that A-- was coming for a sleepover this weekend. (Her cousins and Uncle and Aunt sent back some lovely ornaments, including a wall-hanging with her name on it! Very nice.)

The best part about today was a surprise visit from F--'s teacher. Mrs. S-- had called last night to check on F-- because she missed three days of school. (Did I mention the seventh level of hell?) Today Mrs. S-- dropped off a care package at our house! Can you believe it? She had a get well card, some movies for loan, a book for Faith, a package to make a necklace, a funky light up ball, and her homework (of course). Mrs. S-- is amazing! It made F--'s day (and mine too).

Can you say pink eye?

Yes, we entered the wonderful world of pink eye today. F has a lovely cold and the eye infection came along as part of a package deal. So, this meant I was off work for the day to take her to the doctor for eye drops.

Of course buying the eye drops was much easier than actually getting them into her eyes. For some reason, little kids don't like having someone come at them with a tube of stuff to stick in their eyes. Go figure. The best part is we get to do this twice a day for 10 days. Happy times!

What the ?!*$

School was a half day today, which meant F got to ride the bus with all the older kids. She thought this was the most exciting thing ever.

We were sitting at the table when she said, "Guess what? We got to ride the bus with the big kids today! And I was thinking 'What the crap was that all about?'"

Well, I tried to hide my laughter, but G didn't even bother. He was guffawing in the kitchen and F was sitting grinning at the table.

I'm sure we'll hear this phrase again, likely in church.

A busy week

On the weekend, I finally planted my spring bulbs (thanks to K and P for a whole bunch from their garden). I did most of them during the biggest wind storm of the season...the dirt and the bulbs were blowing away. But perserverance paid off and I'm hoping the spring will bring flowers that made it worthwhile.

On Sunday evening, G's parents visited and stayed overnight. F had a great time playing with Nana and Papa. She asked Nana to put her to bed (which meant it dragged out quite awhile), and she even gave Papa a big hug goodnight. Much progress on that front!

And, on the milestone front, F finally reached 40 lbs! This of course means that she no longer needs a car seat which is probably something G and I are happier about than her. Yesterday, she got to ride in the van for the first time using the adult seat belt. She was just beaming! The best part was when we got home and she unbuckled herself and as already out of her seat by the time I walked around to get her out. She had on a devilish, "independence" grin. I guess it's only a short time from no car seat to driver's license.

Trick or treat princess style

F had a huge Halloween day today. Costumes and candy at school. Candy from the bus driver. Costumes and candy at daycare. She was very hyped up when I picked her up. She informed me that one of her classmates was skipping supper to go trick or treating and that she would have to skip supper too.

This was pretty much the case as the trick or treaters started arriving before I'd even gotten the candy out!

F dressed up as Sleeping Beauty in her pink, hoop skirt princess dress, and proudly carried her meowing, light-up trick or treat bag with her. The bag was a big hit with the neighbours. It was my turn to take her around this year, and the weather was perfect. We did about 20 houses, but she was dragging at the end. She sat down for "a break" on someone's lawn.

When we got home, though, she loaded up on sugar and was pretty much a hyper maniac. She ate some "healthy food" because she thought that would be a good idea, and then went for the candy again.

I wore short, shorts

Another picture in C's series of pictures from my past. I can only hope that F will have pictures like this when she grows up so someone can embarrass her. :) I think this is from about grade 5 or 6. What a sense of fashion!

Oh Canada, duck, duck goose and 40 million bucks

F is obsessed with singing "Oh Canada!" now. Specifically she is obsessed with me singing "Oh Canada!" with her. We sing in the car, we sing in the bathroom, we sing in the kitchen. We even sing in French. I'm hoping this too will pass.

Yesterday when I picked her up at daycare, I asked my usual "What did you do today?" Her response, "Mo-om, do you have to ask me the same thing every day?"

Today F's daycare teacher told me she had a big breakthrough. For the first time, she actually participated in a group game. Duck, duck goose actually. Usually, she sits in the circle, but declines when it's her turn. Today, she participated! (Maybe it was the half hour of practice playing "Doggie, doggie who's got your bone" with G and I last night. And no, this is not some strange sex game. :)

I broke down and bought 3 lottery tickets today for the 649. The jackpot is $40 million, the biggest ever, so we figured what the heck? At least we can fantasize about what we'd do until we find out we lost.