Despite the cough I am sporting as a result of my kids being sick...
I now have a clean bill of health.
The x-ray is clear. My lungs no longer sound like there's static and goop inside.
Now, to continue regaining my cardiovascular strength and some energy...
I've been going for some really long walks in addition to the basketball and skiing. Last week I went for a 6 mile walk and an 8 mile walk... and a couple of shorter ones (around 2 miles)... and last night I went with a friend for about 4 1/2 miles, after the kids were in bed. Nice and brisk, getting me sweating. I'm starting to itch to run.
Tonight, though? Tonight, I'm really tired. The time change doesn't bother me too much on the first day; the worst of it is day two. That'd be today. I am having a hard time keeping my eyes open.
Boys are at swimming lessons. They will be home in an hour, at which point we'll eat a quick supper and put everyone - myself included - to bed.
One day, I will be at a point where I won't be counting the minutes to bedtime... tonight is not that night.
But, I am grateful. Grateful for friends who are closer than family, grateful for my sweet children, grateful for new health and promises for the future.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Time Change
Normally, my kids are up at the crack of dawn. Meaning, as soon as Daddy hits the shower at 6:45, three kids wake up. Sometimes all 4.
However, today was a different story. Normally, on Sundays, the boys wake up around 7:30, and we make them read quietly until around 8:00. Today, the house was slumbering like we'd been up till all hours. I can assure you, we weren't.
8:54 a.m. - Dustin emerges. Factor in the time change, and his body slept in just a little (he was on "7:54" time).
10:15 - Spencer wakes. Huh? Why so late, little buddy?
10:45 - Joshua surfaces. Poor kid was not feeling well in the night and woke with a raging fever. Fair enough. He needed some sleep.
11:20, and Meaghan was still sawing logs. She finally popped out of bed, happy as a clam, at 11:42 a.m. Even with the adjusted time, that would only be 10:42... SUPER late for her, by about 4 hours!!
Needless to say, with Spencer sick (he's just getting over a cold), Joshua sick, and Meaghan also recovering from a cold, we decided to skip church. Probably the single best decision we could've made today.
Maybe we could do this again, oh, say, NEXT SATURDAY?
However, today was a different story. Normally, on Sundays, the boys wake up around 7:30, and we make them read quietly until around 8:00. Today, the house was slumbering like we'd been up till all hours. I can assure you, we weren't.
8:54 a.m. - Dustin emerges. Factor in the time change, and his body slept in just a little (he was on "7:54" time).
10:15 - Spencer wakes. Huh? Why so late, little buddy?
10:45 - Joshua surfaces. Poor kid was not feeling well in the night and woke with a raging fever. Fair enough. He needed some sleep.
11:20, and Meaghan was still sawing logs. She finally popped out of bed, happy as a clam, at 11:42 a.m. Even with the adjusted time, that would only be 10:42... SUPER late for her, by about 4 hours!!
Needless to say, with Spencer sick (he's just getting over a cold), Joshua sick, and Meaghan also recovering from a cold, we decided to skip church. Probably the single best decision we could've made today.
Maybe we could do this again, oh, say, NEXT SATURDAY?
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Seven happier quick takes on a Saturday night
1. I am feeling human again.
2. I have played basketball 3 weeks in a row now, and haven't injured anything. And, I'm getting stronger. My breathing isn't as affected as it was before. I still have a bit of a cough from the pneumonia, but it's residual. I'm starting to be able to keep up a little again. And, I'm even sinking some shots.
3. I know it seems silly, but yesterday, for the first time in I-don't-know-how-long, I cleaned ALL four bathrooms, top to bottom, including floors and the yucky bases around the toilets, and the baseboards. It felt really good to do them all in one day. Usually I tackle the two little ones, then call it a day... leaving the bigger bathrooms to do on separate days when I've got a little extra time.
4. Skiing season is over, I think. My last ski of the season was last Saturday, with some of Graeme's co-workers who had invited me. It was HARD - they are GOOD!! - but it was an excellent challenge and helped me get stronger.
5. Spencer is starting to "dance." By "dance," I mean "wiggle" when music is playing. It's so stinking cute. I can't believe he's 10 months old. I really need to get onto completing - writing - his birth story. It's mostly done, but I just want to edit a little.
6. Spencer is also starting to sleep more at night. He's had approximately 6 nights out of the last 10 or so that he's slept for 10-12 hours straight. I'm sure this correlates highly to point number one above.
7. With the melting snow comes the itch to run again... might even attempt that half-marathon again that I did two years ago. I'm a little behind on training already, though, with the medical setbacks, but hopefully I can regain my health quickly!
That's all for now... I could add a few more, but then I would have to re-title this post, and it just wouldn't be the same then...
It's 10:10. I'm going to bed. Really. Early, hey? :)
2. I have played basketball 3 weeks in a row now, and haven't injured anything. And, I'm getting stronger. My breathing isn't as affected as it was before. I still have a bit of a cough from the pneumonia, but it's residual. I'm starting to be able to keep up a little again. And, I'm even sinking some shots.
3. I know it seems silly, but yesterday, for the first time in I-don't-know-how-long, I cleaned ALL four bathrooms, top to bottom, including floors and the yucky bases around the toilets, and the baseboards. It felt really good to do them all in one day. Usually I tackle the two little ones, then call it a day... leaving the bigger bathrooms to do on separate days when I've got a little extra time.
4. Skiing season is over, I think. My last ski of the season was last Saturday, with some of Graeme's co-workers who had invited me. It was HARD - they are GOOD!! - but it was an excellent challenge and helped me get stronger.
5. Spencer is starting to "dance." By "dance," I mean "wiggle" when music is playing. It's so stinking cute. I can't believe he's 10 months old. I really need to get onto completing - writing - his birth story. It's mostly done, but I just want to edit a little.
6. Spencer is also starting to sleep more at night. He's had approximately 6 nights out of the last 10 or so that he's slept for 10-12 hours straight. I'm sure this correlates highly to point number one above.
7. With the melting snow comes the itch to run again... might even attempt that half-marathon again that I did two years ago. I'm a little behind on training already, though, with the medical setbacks, but hopefully I can regain my health quickly!
That's all for now... I could add a few more, but then I would have to re-title this post, and it just wouldn't be the same then...
It's 10:10. I'm going to bed. Really. Early, hey? :)
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Boy or Girl?
As I'm changing Spencer's diaper:
Meaghan: "Mommy, is Spencer a boy or a girl?"
Me: " What do you think?"
Meg: "He's a girl!"
Me: "Why do you say that?"
Meg: "Because he just is!"
Me: "But why? What makes him a girl?"
Meg (sweetly): "Because he will be a vampire!"
Whaaaaaat?!!??
Meaghan: "Mommy, is Spencer a boy or a girl?"
Me: " What do you think?"
Meg: "He's a girl!"
Me: "Why do you say that?"
Meg: "Because he just is!"
Me: "But why? What makes him a girl?"
Meg (sweetly): "Because he will be a vampire!"
Whaaaaaat?!!??
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