Another week (another late post). This time around, things went much better with Christian out of town. The girls were MUCH better behaved, and we stayed pretty well-organized. And, the weekend was much, MUCH more low-key, which was very much needed. Winter seemed to make an appearance though. Ugh!
Monday was Columbus Day. Working for the government, you would typically get today off. However, our unions negotiated it out years ago, in exchange for the Day after Thanksgiving. So, pretty much every day of the year that's a much better deal, except ON Columbus Day, when it would be nice to be home. LOL. The girls' school was closed today for teacher meetings, but luckily my mother-in-law had the day off, so she watched the girls for us. Christian had a pretty tough day in North Dakota today - he still wasn't feeling great, and they were doing a lot of heavy lifting and exhausting work. I was just exhausted from our busy weekend. When I picked the girls up, they were just getting up from their nap. Olivia was bawling, complaining that her ear hurt, again. I asked her if she needed to go to the doctor, and she said yes, so we got our stuff and made our way to Urgent Care. By the time we got there, she was laughing and playing and acting pretty normal. We had a little chat to make sure she REALLY needed to see the doctor, and she still insisted. It turns out they have a new "care clinic" program, which is similar to a MinuteClinic, and for things like ear infections, you can go there. Basically, you see a nurse practitioner instead of an MD, so it's cheaper. So, that worked out. She did indeed have an ear infection...apparently, pretty bad in one ear, and starting in the other. So, we stopped into the pharmacy to get her meds, and made our way home for dinner and some relaxation before bed. Not exactly how I expected the night to turn out, but hopefully the meds kick in quickly!
While I was drying my hair this morning, Olivia asked for her morning treat. I told her she'd have to get it herself, and waited in anticipation to see what she would come up with. She found some Ziploc bags and filled two up, one for her and one for the sleeping beast, with some peanut butter ritz crackers. I thought it was pretty dang cute! What a sister.
Tuesday was a pretty regular day. Olivia said her ear was already feeling better, so that's a good sign. The girls have been doing great in school...no bad reports lately, and Amelia hasn't been sent to the toddler room for a while, so that's promising. Christian had another rough day at work, but it sounds like it should be a little lighter the next few days. We finally get our cost of living raises, with backpay to July 1st, on our checks this week, which is pretty exciting. Out of curiosity, I went online to look at my paycheck today (I usually never check it...it's always the same), and it was painful. Seriously, I suggest you never, EVER look at your paycheck. It is SO crazy how much they take out for taxes, insurance, our "401k" and health savings plan, etc. And I mean CRAZY! That was definitely a mistake. Tonight was much less chaotic. Just a regular night of playing, dinner and hanging out.
Wednesday wasn't anything too out of the ordinary either. We did have our annual health fair at work today, which, as an extreme freebie lover is a dream come true with all of the little samples and stuff they give out. That was pretty fun. And, I did get our family pictures from my friend, Dawn, from this summer back today...I was pretty excited to see that package! They're so cute, and I can't wait to get some new pictures printed for the living room!
Thursday was my Friday at work. YES!!!!!!! However, my computer was down most of the day. Apparently some people were fine, some computers didn't work, and some phones didn't work. I was one of the lucky ones without a computer. LAME. I literally cannot do a thing without my computer. So, I ended up using another work station for most of the day. That is such a pain! The only good thing to come of it was that I fell in love with having two computer monitors. It made life SO much easier, since I'm almost always working off of two or more documents at a time. So, I will be requesting my own second monitor, immediately. Our last evening of girls week went well. Another pretty standard night. Olivia seems to be back to normal completely - she insists she doesn't need her medication anymore. So, I had to explain that it might still be there, and we need to make sure it doesn't come back. Then, she was all about it.
On Friday, I made pretty good use of my day off. I dropped the girls off, had a little breakfast, and then started my day. First up, I brought Chuy in for his rabies shot and some nail clipping. They ended up talking me into their wellness plan, which is a monthly fee, and covers all of his vaccinations, two visits a year with complete bloodwork and physicals, unlimited office visits and discounts on pretty much every other service they provide. So, it's a pretty good deal, and it will be nice to keep him up to date on everything. So, he ended up spending the whole day there. Next up, I stopped at Target to grab a few things for the house. Once home, I did a little cleaning and laundry, and caught up on lots of Hulu. I picked up the girls a little after 5:00, and we made our way to the jeweler to get my rings cleaned and inspected, before picking up the dog. Everything went well with his appointment and they didn't have any concerns...they even comped his nail clipping, which was awesome! We made our way home and started dinner. Christian got home about 30 minutes later and immediately noticed something was wrong with Chuy. Apparently in the time we'd been home, his face had swollen up pretty bad, and was getting worse. His nose was HUGE, and his eyes were swelling. I called the vet, who was closed and directed us to the Animal ER Clinic. Of course, they insisted we bring him in, which would be a minimum of $150. So, I turned to facebook to see if anybody had dealt with animal allergic reactions before. Sure enough, a ton of friends posted that they had, and suggested we give him Benedryl. Luckily, we had some Children's Bendryl on hand...I looked up the dosage and gave it to him, and within the hour he was already looking better. What a scare! Try to keep him healthy, and I make it worse - imagine that! He is supposed to go back in 3 weeks for booster shots, but I'm not sure what to do now. What a pain! Finally, the girls were in bed, and we were able to sit down and relax (and keep an eye on Chuy for a while). We watched this week's premier of "The Walking Dead" and a little TV before passing out. What a day!
Saturday was a pretty relaxing day. Chuy seemed 100% back to normal and perfectly fine. We quickly got ready and decided to go to Perkins for breakfast. YUM! Next, we stopped into Menards to pick up a few things, and then headed home to the backyard to do some fall clean-up. Christian took to digging up the gardens and pots, while I started picking up all of the yard toys, tables and chairs and getting everything organized underneath the deck. I gave the girls the task of picking up all of their sandbox toys and packing them up, which seriously took them FOREVER - so distracted! When they finished up, and played for a bit, I brought them in for a quick lunch and put them down for naps. I started trimming the bushes in the backyard before a pretty bad headache came on and I had to call it a day. I took some medicine and relaxed while Christian tilled the gardens. Then, it started raining pretty bad, so we were officially done for the day. Once the girls were up, we showered and got ready, and we were off to my dad's for a visit and dinner. My aunt and Grandpa were over, so we were able to visit and catch up with everybody. My stepmom had a little Halloween Craft for the girls to do, and a goody bag for them and they had a blast playing and showing off for everybody. They fell asleep on the way home and were right off to bed. Christian and I cuddled up with some popcorn and watched "World War Z", FINALLY, and loved it. Finally watched a little Saturday Night Live before it was time to call it a night.
It was Christmas at Menards!
No pumpkin patch for us this year! We got exactly the number we needed in our own little patch, and they're perfect!
Chuy, back to normal!
Sunday was another relaxing day. No football, and no swim class this week, so we had the whole day free. It was sleeting most of the day, so no more yardwork (darn). I finished laundry and cleaning around the house, then we kicked off some Halloween fun. We carved our pumpkins and did a few little crafts I'd picked up on sale last year (well, I did 99.9% of it, but whatever). Christian left mid-day, while the girls napped, to help move our friend Mariano pick up a couch and bring it to his apartment. He and the girls' BFF Bella stopped over, so the girls played, colored and watched some videos for the day. We spent the night chatting, hanging out, doing our crafts, eating some dinner and relaxing. Great end to the week!
So, that's that. Our house is whole again, Olivia is feeling better, and winter is in the forecast. Gross. I swear, winter JUST ended. It's not right.
Until next week!
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