Still Under Quarantine

Most of you may already know what's been happening with our children up until now but I have pictures of the newest bit of evidence that nothing is going to go my way. Our boys were first diagnosed with strep and scarlet fever the last week of September - they were given antibiotics and as soon as they finished that first dose it all came back again - so the next round began. Yesterday they finished their second round and at Clint's hockey game we noticed Isaac had about 50-75 big red spots all over him. He went to bed and woke up this morning looking like this...


He is still in good spirits - just looks a little funny - excited about getting to stay home from school for a few days...hopefully this will be the last bit of sickness....I know Erin I told you my kids never get sick - I will not say that again...

I am thankful for...

Since it is the time for giving thanks I thought it would be a good idea to list some of the things I am most thankful for

1. My family - Rich, Isaac, Merrill, Andy & Baby
2. The Gospel and all the ways it has blessed my life
3. My Sister in Laws who come by or call just to see how things are going
4. My home and the safety and protection it gives to me and my family
5. Good food that helps when comfort is needed and can't be gotten any other way
6. Hot Chocolate
7. Slippers - it's difficult to be happy when your feet are freezing
8. When my children say your the best mommy in the world
9. Tiny hands that fit perfectly into yours
10. Snuggle time with my kids - I love cheek to cheek
11. All the food I am going to get to eat tonight (hard to think of anything else when all I can smell is turkey)
12. Living in Canada where there is so much abundance
    
13. TV and all the ways it helps to pass the time when I am bored
14. Cars - any transportation really
    
15. Sunlight - there's getting to be less and less of it.
16. Fruit - especially nectarines....
17. Comfortable chairs - which are getting harder to find the further along I get
18. People who pixie us - leaving yummy treats that I didn't have to bake myself
19. Wii - it really is a wonderful way to entertain the boys
20. Computers & Internet - it's the only way people communicate these days
21. Friends that are talented and don't mind sharing their talent with me
22. Chocolate cake
23. Cameras
24. Flowers
    
25. Cool nights
26. Tums (at least for the next 6 weeks or so)
27. Brothers and Sisters serving missions that send us letters every month
28. Teachers - they put so much effort and love into their jobs and it only benefits our children
29. Good recipes and friends who share them
30. Crayons

I will have to continue this later - I am needed by those children I am most thankful for