Abby 1, Abby 2 and T-Ball

In my last post, I mentioned that Abby had the viral fever. She still had it on Monday, so she spent the day with me resting and recovering. I thought we were out of the woods, but around 3 in the afternoon, she once again had a fever. That day we watched Space Buddies and several cartoon shows. I went into my workroom to work on a book project, and she wanted to be by me. So I set up a small table for her and gave her the makings for some beaded bracelets. She made one, and wanted to then be at my elbow "helping" me with my book. She did great. She's a wonderful rub-on applier. She helped me choose the photos and words to use on each page. We dropped her off at Kamille's workplace and we headed to Casa Grande to watch Emma's t-ball game. It's so much fun to watch games for kids at that age---no stress, but lots of funny things. They try so hard to do what their parents/teammates/coaches tell them to do. Too bad, it's probably three different things all at once. What's a kid to do??!! Emma's team is called the Muckdogs. Don't know where that came from, but she's a cute player!

Brian thought last night that Abby would be well enough for school today, but she woke up with a slight fever, so she spent today with me, too. Today we watched Space Buddies, 102 Dalmations and Inspector Gadget. I was prepared today! Erin came by later in the morning with Ellie and Hattie. Since Abby hasn't had a fever since early this morning, and since Erin's girls have both already had this virus, Abby was able to mix and mingle with the other girls. They had lunch together, which was fun. Ellie and Abby chose a mix of Chicken & Stars and Chicken Noodle soup. Hattie wanted mac and cheese. Erin toasted a bagel and I had the leftover soup. The favorite treat of the "sickies" has been Scribbler popsicles. They're small and cute and the kids love them. They're also helpful in keeping down a fever.

Abby is still fever-free, so it's a very good probability that she'll be sitting in her class with her fellow students tomorrow. We're crossing our fingers that Luke will be able to dodge the viral germs. After all, we have a trip to the zoo planned for Saturday, and if he's sick, we can't go....again! Say a prayer that he'll skip the sharing this time.

A Good, Unproductive Day!

Last night a while after they left here (read...11 pm!), Brian called to say that Abigail was throwing up! Poor girl! And would I be willing to watch her today since both Brian and Kamille had to work. I readily agreed, and Kamille brought her by on her way to work. Luckily for both of us, Abigail finished her throwing up last night and today was spent pampering Abby! We made her a bed on the couch and she had free reign of the TV/movies. She was a total couch potato. She wanted to eat shortly after he arrived, so I made her some dry toast. After she'd kept that down for a while, she wanted something else, so she had some applesauce. By 9:30 am, she was "begging" for some soup for lunch. We waited until nearly noon and she quickly devoured 1/2 of a can of chicken noodle soup (the noodles were Disney Princess shapes!). She wanted even more, but we waited another hour or so before she finished it off! By 3 pm, she was asking for a snack. So she had some yogurt. I think she's feeling better today! And I'm hoping/planning on her making it to school tomorrow. But it was a good day. Oh, the unproductive part....Abby wanted me to sit by her all day. Grandma, sit by me while I watch this movie. Grandma, sit by me while I eat my lunch. ETC! I got nothing productive done, but Abby and I had a great day together!