She finally went to the doctor a week ago and was found to have an ear/sinus infection and has been taking antibiotics and working as much as she can, including hosting her office party. Friday night Ugh.
After 6 days of nonstop coughing, I finally gave in yesterday and went to my PA who told me that my lungs looked good and that I didn't need antibiotics. I knew I had about waited it out, but this coughing. It's been going on day and night to the point where I could hardly stand up to pick up my prescription for my heavy-duty cough syrup yesterday. I did sleep last night and woke up feeling not as achy and sick.
Emily didn't have a to leave until 10:30 for a meeting in Seattle, so I went over about 9:00, and we drank wassail and listened to the news a little. Then Emily worked in the kitchen while I read to the girls. In the meantime, she decided she could do a conference call for the meeting, so we kind of got excited at having a "sick day." We guzzled cough syrup and Mucinex and even Fire Cider in an effort to feel better. The girls played sweetly and watched the complete Nutcracker, so we had time to talk about last minute Christmas gifts. And we're done.
After lunch and her conference call, I put Kate down for a nap. Twice, since we saw that she had taken off her diaper and was jumping around in the bed. She was glad to "try" to nap for a couple of hours but mainly just played and read her books.
In spite of feeling lousy, Emily was determined to keep her promise to Graysen to make Christmas cookies. They had a great time, and I was no help at all except to clean up afterwards and admire the cookies. Here are some pictures:
It was a good thing to do for this sweet girl, and she loved every minute of it, especially sneaking bites of dough. I forgot to take a picture of the finished cookies. I'll see if any are left tomorrow and do it then.
She got a little Grinch watching while Kate pretended to nap. I like her choice of clothing, especially with the fire in the background.
After getting Kate up and finding out that she had taken off her diaper again and wet her sheet, we figured it was time for a bath, which was a good idea. After I got their pjs on, we decided to bribe them with a little Paw Patrol time so we could put together a puzzle that I bought us for Christmas, never thinking we would get any time to work on it.
This is what I saw when I came downstairs: Wassail, cleared table, and the puzzle. Ready, set, go.
And a bonus. Elise had had a dental appointment today and stopped by on the way home. She's not a crazy puzzle lady like Emily and I are, but she wanted to live in the house on the puzzle box and wanted some wassail, so she helped us.
Those 1000 puzzle pieces are teeny pieces, and we had a really hard time finding all the edge pieces. We're still missing 3 of them, but we won't start the fun part until we get the outside done. We all promised each other we wouldn't sneak and put any pieces together until we all get to be there.
It's funny the things that give one pleasure, especially after being sick. Just sitting there for an hour, knowing the girls were enjoying themselves and fake-insulting each other over our abilities made for a special time for us. A time we never make just for ourselves.
Ryan has been threatened about working on it without us - he's a crazy puzzle guy - but with as little time as us. Maybe I can find the missing 3 edge pieces tomorrow afternoon, and we can have another hour tomorrow night.
No pictures of Kate today, but she is very quickly learning to go to the potty for a candy cane and is so proud of herself - even did it twice at school.
These are two plates that I brought the girls from Andalusia when I was down there last fall. I just love them with their names on them.
My favorite Christmas ornament this year - so far. Graysen insists on spelling her whole name, even when she runs out of room.
These are the favors I've been working on for her class. They were really a lot of fun to do, but I got kind of tired of cutting around those ears after about the 10th one. I kind of like in-the-hoop embroidery. I hope the children like them.
I know this was a day of simple pleasures, but it was so special to us, and I hope by writing about it here, we'll remember it when sadder days come. This year, we're allowing ourselves to enjoy things without being so devastated that Mike is not here to enjoy it with us. I know he would want nothing more than for us to enjoy each other and laugh.
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