Sick and Tired . . . and Bored

Everyone in our house is sick right now, most notably my 3-year-old, Tessa, who has pneumonia. Last week, Bridget was suffering from some sort of 48-hour bug that she picked up at preschool. She ran a high fever a few times and was couging a whole lot. She was pretty miserable for a couple of days, but bounced back after that. Then, Tessa got sick over the weekend. She also had a high fever, but hers kept coming back. She was feeling truly miserable and coughing much worse than Bridget, so I took her to the doctor on Monday. The diagnosis was pneumonia. I'm sure my mouth fell open as I mentally pictured a hospital stay, maybe even through Christmas. The doctor immediately reassured me that it's not as scary as it sounds.

He gave Tessa an antibiotic prescription and advised me that if she wasn't feeling much better within 48 hours I should bring her back in. She began feeling much better by Tuesday evening and hasn't been wheezing or breathing fast at night for the past two nights, so I think she is on the mend.

Meanwhile, she, Bridget and I are housebound. I've picked up some kind of cold/sinus thing and feel miserable. Bridget is still coughing and is sleeping more than usual, so she's not 100%. Dwayne is coughing and has a sore throat, but is still going to work. I am desperately searching for somewhat interesting sedentary activities for us. We are watching way too much T.V. and the girls are drawing and coloring a lot. We are all getting very bored. I am soooo tempted to give them one or two of their Christmas toys early. It's a shame to have fun, new toys hidden away when we are running out of things to keep us occupied. But, I will resist the temptation. I just hope we all feel better in time for Christmas.

Preschool Party

Bridget's preschool class had their Christmas party on Friday, Dec. 15. Parents and siblings were invited, so Dwayne, Tessa and I attended the party. The kids had a snack, played some games and received goody bags from their teacher, Ms. Heather, and her assistant, Ms. Donna. I was really impressed with how well Bridget treated her little sister at the party. She let Tessa sit in her chair, made sure she had enough to eat, and introduced her to all her friends. Tessa was very well behaved at the little shindig and everyone thought she was so cute. After we came home from the party, Bridget shared her presents and candy with Tessa without being asked to share. I am so glad that they are such good buddies (when they are not trying to kill each other . . . hee, hee). The photo shown is from Halloween. I think it really shows their close bond.

Bridget's Starry Stage Debut

My older daughter, Bridget, made her stage debut Monday, Dec. 11, at age 5. She played the part of a star in her preschool Christmas pageant. The 20-minute performance was very entertaining. It also featured camels, sheep, shepherds, angels, wise men, Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus. All the kids were adorable, but of course my eyes were plastered on my little one for the duration. Her costume consisted of a large cut-out star that she was to hold up so that it surrounded her face. The star stayed in place for about 1/3 of her performance. For the other 2/3, it was either down at her side while she looked around at the other kids onstage, or placed on her head like a hat, with the hole for her face pulled down onto her noggin. I was quite proud of her creative performance.