Bubbers -down and out

Jeffrey Michael woke up yesterday complaining of a bad headache.  He had a slight fever but after some ibuprofen, he was running around as usual.  I just figured it was a random thing.

Sad to say it's not.  Yesterday afternoon he called from his friend's house to say his headache was back.  Jeff A picked him up and he was still warm.  More ibuprofen and a bubble bath later, he crawled into bed with me.  He was fast asleep by 8 pm.  My husband and his brother went to Beer Fest and I knew they wouldn't be home till the wee hours of the morning.  More on that story later!

Poor Jeffrey M was up every couple hours just so uncomfortable.  This morning he woke with a fever of 102.6.  I don't think I've ever seen either of my kids with a fever that high.  I gave him some ibuprofen and will do the acetaminophen/ibuprofen route if needed.  He is afraid that he is going to have a stomach sickness like Paige had last weekend, but I assured him his sickness was not the same.  Right now he is in his bedroom playing his DS game so I'm thinking the medicine is working.  I don't want to panic and take him to the ER but I also don't want to be too lacks about his fever.

He just came in to find a stylus for his DS and his little cheeks are so red.  He sure isn't acting like he has a high fever.  Fingers crossed he'll be ok by end of today!!

Date Night

Jeff and I went out together last night. Yah- a real date night just the two of us.  Though I almost backed out since the kids got their report cards and we usually take them out to eat to celebrate.  Jeff thought I was nuts!  But I really missed them since Thursday night I spent all evening at a friend's house rolling grape leaves. I felt bad leaving them again. 

Despite my mother's guilt, we dropped them off at Jeff's mom's house and headed out of town to go to a Japanese restaurant.  It's located in the mall, so I returned some things from Christmas.  We browsed some stores since we never go to the mall.  Jeff fell in love with Kirklands! 

After waiting what seemed like forever, we did get seated at the grill.  There was a group of families with their kids waiting too and their kids were so loud and rowdy.  I really didn't want to get seated with them.  Neither did Jeff especially after he sat next to them and got kicked and pushed the whole time! 

Luckily their group was so large that they had to wait and we were seated with other couples.  The couple to our left were really fun.  They were from Canfield OH (we were in Boardman, OH) and were big Steelers, Penguins, and Pirate fans.  You have to be alright to love those teams!

They were also out by themselves and it was a fun time!  Jeff thinks that they wanted to hang out more after dinner was over and we should have asked them if they wanted to go have a drink.  But we didn't. 

We headed back home to a local bar for a couple drinks.  The kids texted us and called us a few times, but it wasn't too bad.  In fact we were home by 10:30.  We had wanted to see a movie, but dinner took too long and we missed all the late show times.  Plus I would have fallen asleep!

So even though we didn't have any crazy adventures like the movie, it was nice to have time alone with Jeff.  He's going to Beer Fest tonight which might be why he took me out.  Hang over or not, he's still not off the hook tomorrow!!

Sick kid and Walmart

Its a little after 9 pm and I just crawled in bed.  Today was my half day at work.  I had totally forgot since I haven't been to work that long.  But it was a great surprise to get to leave.  It was also a God send.

Paige woke up Monday at 5 am.  SICK.  The kind of sick that I cannot be around.  Yah- it included to the toilet.  Luckily she didn't have any accidents and my husband was able to wake up to help her.  But poor thing got up again around 8 am for another round.  Jeff had called off at the school and we had a 2 hr delay again.  She was ok all day but late evening had one more trip to the bathroom.  Jeff took a half day Tuesday and I stayed home in the morning with her.  By afternoon she was much better and by evening she was eating and complaining.  Back to normal!

With my half day, I came home and cleaned her room.  I stripped her bed and sprayed her mattress with Lysol.  I also scrubbed her carpet (she didn't get anything on the floor , it just had dirt marks) since I was cleaning anyway.  I finally took down her Christmas tree as well.   All her blankets got washed and I threw Jeffrey Michael's in the wash too.  The bathroom was scoured and a couple loads of regular clothes were done too.

While it was great to have the extra time off from work, I am a little disappointed that I ran out of time.  I had wanted to read this evening, but instead had to run to Walmart for extremely necessary items such as toilet paper. 

I really don't like Walmart that much.  It just seems that all the wackos are there.  In my way.  It's not like you can't hear me walking down the aisle in my 3 inch spikey boots.  Yet you refuse to straighten out your buggy and move to the side to let me pass.  Seriously people.  There is etiquette to follow.  Keep to the right like driving a car.  If you must leave your buggy to get something on the left of the aisle, make sure you know what you are getting before you just stand there forever blocking the aisle for those of us trying to pass your buggy.  And when you are at the check out- don't go over the 20 item limit.  Or better, don't wait until the cashier has rung up your entire order to fumble around in you pocket book looking for your gift card/debit card/welfare card.  Have it ready!!

I better get off this computer and read the Bible.  I need help with my attitude!!