Kaitlyn has come down with some kind of virus. She's on her second day of running a high fever (above 102 degrees) and vomiting. It's scary. No matter how many kids we have, it's scary every single time. There's no getting used to a usually happy, bouncy kid suddenly just laying there, burning up. I am so grateful for my friends on Facebook. I've been updating on my Wall and getting lots of supportive and helpful comments. Kaitlyn was throwing up sips of water, so on the advice of another Mom, I switched to feeding her apple juice from a teaspoon, waiting 10 seconds or so between sips, and so far, it's staying down. You'd think I'd be an expert after three kids, but every kid is different. When Ryan was little, he would get sick and still be bouncing around the house. Kaitlyn wants a folded cold washcloth on her forehead with a few ice chips in the fold. She wants a sheet over her and she wants a big plastic bowl within reach just in case she throws up. And she wants … [Read more...]
September 11, 2011 – Ten Years Later
September 11, 2001 started out as a beautiful day here in Lansing, Michigan. Chris went to work, and I loaded the boys up in the car to take them to our regular Tuesday MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meeting, which started at 9:00 am at a church in East Lansing. I had the radio on, and at 8:45 I had just exited the highway and was turning onto the road towards the church when I heard the song suddenly stop and Dan Rather say he had breaking news. It was 8:46 am and the first plane had just hit the World Trade Center. I remember thinking those poor people in that plane, I hope they didn't realize what was happening, it must have been some kind of horrific plane malfunction or pilot error or something. We got to the meeting. A few people were saying they had heard the story on the radio too, about a plane in New York, but we all just thought it was a terrible accident. No one had any idea what was really going on, so we just had our meeting as usual. Driving home around 11:45 … [Read more...]
Kaitlyn’s Bento-ish School Lunches
In no way can I call these bentos, but "brown bag" doesn't really fit either since I'm using reusable containers with as little for Kaitlyn to throw away as possible. I bought a set of EasyLunchboxes because the site said the lids were easy-open and kid friendly, and they are. I'm actually having fun making her lunches in the morning, and she has fun helping me choose what to put in them! This was her very first school lunch! Turkey and cheese, grapes and blueberries, cherry tomatoes and a dill pickle cut in half. Plus an 8 ounce bottle of milk (Country Fresh brand, sold at Walmart) and a package of mini muffins that was supposed to be for snack time in the afternoon, but she ate the entire thing at lunch. There was not a single crumb left! Second lunch, packed by Chris - Turkey and cheese again, a granola bar, a small baggie of Barbara's Snackimals, baby carrots and dip (found at Walmart), apples, and milk. Third lunch, packed in a BrightBin container. BrightBins … [Read more...]
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