Sick, sick, sick

N & A have had a bad cough for about a month now. I took both of them to the doctor earlier in the week. A needed Albuterol and Benedryl. N just needed Benedryl since her lungs were clear but it appeared that the seasonal allergies were acting up.

And tomorrow, I will be taking E in to see the doctor because she started coughing on Wednesday.

This week I have found out that we have potentially been exposed to strep as well as a secondhand exposure to H1N1. (one of N's friends is in a class with a confirmed case)

And now I have a sore throat...

Please pray for my family.

****UPDATE****
We now have been directly exposed to a strain of the flu. N's friend & her brother both have the flu.

Branching Out

I recently sent a flyer into A's preschool class to go home with the kids. I offered my services as a photographer. Though I have yet to hear anything from that, I want to have a site that is separate from my family site. Therefore, I have a new blog. Julie Daniher Photography will be up and running soon. Right now I am having some difficulties retrieving the pictures from my 2 actual photo shoots. The pictures were loaded onto Michael's computer which has since died. We did copy the pictures to a CD but my computer is not even recognizing that I have put a disc into the drive. I can view the other discs we made at the same time but not the one I need.

So, I am asking that you pray that I will hear something from the flyers, even if it is only one or two families and that I can recover the pictures I want. Thanks!

More pics!

The littlest one. She would smile really big and then stop just as soon as I took her picture. But these were the best 3.

Sleeping Beauty at her finest.

Note to Mom: I am going to try to get some good pictures of N & A for you this weekend. We've had some good weather and I think we can get some really good shots if they will cooperate.

Miss E

One thing we have learned about our youngest is that she will only tolerate being on her stomach for a few minutes at a time. N & A both loved being on their stomach. In fact as soon as they could roll over, they refused to sleep any other way. E, on the other hand, would rather be on her back. But only if she can't be in someone's arms.

"I think this is okay for now."

"...but I'm not so sure."

"Would you quit taking my picture?"

"I don't think I like this any more!"

"No more tummy time, please!"

PS "I really like the blanket that Mr & Mrs McQueary gave me. It is so soft and warm."

I think I might be sick...

I took this when we went to the beach one last time before N's friend moved to Alaska. A looked as though she was going to be sick when she got out of this little bowl shaped spinning thing. But she had a smile on her face while she twirled around!

Weekend trip

We went to Wilmington this weekend to look for motorcycle gloves for Michael and a Moby wrap for me. I took these along the way.

I thought the cloud shape and color was interesting.

My first thought when I saw this was that it was quite appropriate for a tree shaped like a cross to be standing outside of the door to the church.

I liked the "traffic circle" fountain. The circle was more of a veer a bit to the right to get around the fountain, but N called it a traffic circle. The steeple in the background above the trees is the church in the picture above.

We were stopped at a red light when I saw these in the median. I thought their brilliant color was beautiful for such a cool fall day.

This gate has always amused me. When I first saw it, I wondered why anyone would put up a gate, with a padlock and chain, but not have it connected to anything. And to make it even more confusing, it appears that there used to be traffic in this area that simply drove around the gate.

marking her territory and playtime with Daddy

A has finally learned how to write her name and she has begun marking her territory. I am finding the letter A everywhere. She has written on the walls, N's desk and dresser and on pretty much every piece of paper she can get her hands on.

If you look closely, there is an upside down A on the wall.

And finally, playtime with Daddy. Michael did not get to hold E at all yesterday so he took some time this morning to play. Her response to his tickling was great!

What are you thankful for?

Some recent praises in our home:

Going outside to play.

No school.

Sleeping in.

Playing cards with N.

Washing the motorcycle.

Watching a movie with N & A (while Mama napped!!)

No homework.

So, what are you thankful for this week?

Pictures

Night sky.
The hungry caterpillar...

... turned into a beautiful butterfly.

Michael takes good pictures too...

Stormy evening.