Fever

The last couple of days my husband has not been feeling so well. He has been running a fever and having chest pain. Today seems to be better. He called off work and thus we had yesterday, today, and tomorrow to spend together. It's nice having this time as a family.

Today I took the kids to go meet up with my friend Shea and her daughter M (as she is known). It was nice having a friend to chat and swap stories with. It is also good for me. I felt rejuvenated when I got home. It helped that Samuel had been doing quite a bit of cleaning while we were gone. So I came home to a nice surprise. Shea and I went out for coffee at one of our old haunts, the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. I love their Caramel Ice Blendeds, even though I don't like coffee :-) We then went to the park and let the kids burn off some energy before heading over to her place. We talked of people we knew, how things were going at work, our kids... it was absolutely wonderful.

Shea and I used be be very close. During our senior year of high school and the year spent after that we were inseparable. She was like the sister I never had. However, we got into a huge fight and not long after that I found out I was pregnant. Things were said, mean hurtful words, and our relationship was just never repaired. After I had Elijah, grew up some, I was able to apologize to her, which was a huge weight off of my shoulders. We gradually started talking more... it helped, her getting pregnant. Even though we were not there for each other during our pregnancies (one of my greatest regrets) I think her becoming a mommy helped us see eye to eye once again. I really hope Shea and I can continue to share a friendship.

Christmas and New Years went really well. Elijah and Alice got more toys than they could possibly need. Our family is so generous. We ate and spent time with family, trying to make sure we spent enough time with everyone. It gets hard juggling all of the parents! New Years was pretty quiet. More food and some fireworks out at the Ranch. Along with a game of cranium, in which the girls, once again, dominated!

There have been some exciting developments with Alice! She LAUGHED! The day before she turned 2 months old she decided to share her delightful giggle with the world. It was her brother that caused it and I was lucky enough to catch the chuckle on camera. Since then she has been giggling for us on a daily basis. Mostly it is her father and Elijah that she laughs at... with all of their silly antics and funny faces... she probably thinks she was born to a bunch of crazies!

I love this life. I love this family. For dinner we had Nachos and they were delish!

Well Alice is crying and Elijah doesn't seem to want to go to bed... so off to take care of the kiddos.

Night!


Proverbs 27:9
The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.