Monday Memory

Look at tiny Shawn! He was just over 3 years old.

He Loves His Mama

He does love his mama...and I love him!

These Two

Shawn and his dad playing Xbox together. 💜

Friday Five

We've had an eventful week, so we are glad to be back to the weekend.

Thankfully, Jack's rash has gone. He broke out three days in a row, and then it went away. 

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Shawn had such a fun time at his Homecoming celebration. He has talked about it every day since his party. It's so cute.

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Jason's Homecoming Day is next week! He's picked out a red velvet cake for his day. Yum!

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Jack said he won the class Spelling Bee. The school-wide Bee will be in two weeks. Yay!

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Today, Jack did not want to go to Target. He wanted to stay home and play Wii in peace and quiet. LOL

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Just after we got everyone back to school, we got word that Shawn's aide at school tested positive. She had been with him the day she tested positive and two days before. Sigh. So far he continues to test negative, but I have to say that it's getting old. Sigh.

Sick Day

Jack still had some hives this morning, but they had mostly gone by the afternoon. The doctor didn't think that the hives were COVID related, but perhaps some sort of viral response. We don't really know.

That Didn't Last Long

Jack went to school and had a pretty good day yesterday and today! Tonight, though, this happened. We're not sure what's going on, but it looks like he bought himself another day home while we figure it out. 

Shawn's Homecoming Day!

Today was Shawn's 14th Homecoming Day! On this day 14 years ago, after 90 long days in the NICU, we finally got to bring Shawn home from the hospital!

We're so lucky you're ours, kiddo. Happy Homecoming Day!

 

Back in the Saddle Again!

Well, not saddle so much as school. LOL!

Jack has finally tested negative today. That means he can go back to school tomorrow. YAY! Somehow, the rest of us have managed to avoid our own positives this week. I'm really not sure how we did it, either. 

It will be nice to get back to "normal" again, though.

Feeling Better

He's pretty much back to himself again. Yay!

Saturday Memory

One of my favorite pictures. He was so cute! This was on this day back in 2015. Jack was 3. 💜

Friday Five

Well, after all of our hard work at avoiding the plague, it caught up to us. Wednesday morning we woke up to Jack sniffing and clearing his throat. He said his throat was sore. I just knew in the pit of my stomach that he was going to be positive.  

Sure enough, he was positive immediately as soon as the fluid moved past the test line, it was already dark pink. Sigh. 

The rest of us took tests. No one else was positive, and no one else had symptoms.

Out of an abundance of caution, all the boys stayed home from school.

Jack has to be out of school through Monday. He can return on Tuesday with a negative test.

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On Thursday, the four of us tested again. Everyone else was still negative, and we were still symptom free. According to our decision trees, that meant that the big boys were headed to school.

The same happened for today. Still negative and still no symptoms. Fingers crossed it stays that way!

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Jack had to stay home from the weekly trip to Target. He was bummed, until he found the Wii. lol.

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Jack is still congested and sounds sick. He will still say his throat bugs him off and on, but Advil has helped when needed.

He has been a bit clingier than his norm, but he's handling things okay overall.

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This week has been stressful. 

How Jack Does Sick

Jack seemed to enjoy his day home with dad.

He is definitely not feeling his best, but he's powering through.

Well Crap

So this happened today. Sigh.

Jack woke up with a sore throat and congestion today. Sure enough. Fingers crossed everyone else can stay healthy.
 

Gracie Girl

Our Gracie girl is looking so much better today! We're so happy!

She's taking very good care of her ouchie.

No School

There was no school today due to Martin Luther King Jr. day. We had a nice relaxing day lounging around. The boys wanted to spend the day playing iPad, which was fine by me.

New Specs

Shawn's glasses came in last week. He looks so different, too...more grown-up up or something.

Memories

This memory popped up on Facebook. It's from this week in 2019. It still makes me laugh...

From their bedroom...

Him: "Mom! I think I grew another leg!"

Isaac from the other side of the house: (roaring laughter)

Me: "What?!"

Him: "I think I grew another leg!!"

Me: ...

Him: "Come look!"

Me: ...

Me: ...

Isaac: (still with the roaring laughter)

I go to check and find the cat under the blanket with him. So...yeah. lmao!

Friday Five

Well, the boys made it through their first week back at school. It was a long week, though, and we were all ready for a three-day weekend.

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Our Gracie girl has an abscess on her face today. Poor thing. She's doing okay, but it sure does look yucky.

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Jason's new walker came in this week! It came all the way from Canada, too. It is taking some getting used to, but it is amazing how much a few inches can really change his gait. 

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We are still waiting for Shawn's glasses. I'm frustrated that it is taking this long, and the mail service used hasn't been the most forthright with information. I think they are now in Whittier...maybe they'll get here before the end of the week. 

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After not getting a single notification about COVID at the boys' schools, we got exposure notice calls both Thursday and Friday this week. We aren't exactly sure who was exposed (don't get me started on that), but we haven't seen any symptoms in anyone yet. Fingers crossed it stays that way.

Snuggle Man

I don't think this will ever get old. ❤️ He is my snuggle man. 

Way Back Wednesday

January 20, 2016 -- This little cutie was so mad here. He was telling me all about the shots he had gotten at the doctors that day.

 

Interview With Jason

WITHOUT prompting ask your child these questions and write EXACTLY what they say about you

**Jason - 14 yrs, 2 months

*What is something I say a lot?  Plug it up

*What makes me happy?  chocolate

*How tall am I?  5'8"

*What's my favorite thing to do?  I don't know - take care of your plants or something

*What is my favorite food?  garlic bread

*What is my favorite drink? Pepsi  

*If I could go anywhere, where would it be?  the Bahamas

*Do you think you could live without me?  no

*How do I annoy you?  you don't (insert lots of my laughing - lol)

*What is my favorite TV show?  I don't know

*What is my favorite music to listen to?  I don't know

*What is my job?  teacher

*How old am I?  45

*What's my favorite color?  green and black

*How much do you love me?  a lot  

Interview With Shawn

WITHOUT prompting ask your child these questions and write EXACTLY what they say about you

**Shawn- 14 yrs, 2 months

*What is something I say a lot? I love you

*What makes me happy?  smiling faces

*How tall am I?  5 feet something? I don't know

*What's my favorite thing to do?  play with me

*What is my favorite food?  spaghetti

*What is my favorite drink? Pepsi  

*If I could go anywhere, where would it be?  probably a hotel or something

*Do you think you could live without me?  Noooope

*How do I annoy you?  You throw Nerf darts at me

*What is my favorite TV show?  the news

*What is my favorite music to listen to?  I don't know

*What is my job?  teacher. You teach 8th grade

*How old am I? I have no idea

*What's my favorite color?  green 

*How much do you love me?  this much (held out arms)

Wrestling

They ganged up on me!