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Except for Asher's sickness, today has been great! All the kids are wanting to sleep more, so our schedule is really irregular, but I finished all my housework, went to curves, and made a good dinner. Jessica came over after school to watch the kids, so I got to go to the gym early and (just as important!) Ian did not have to make dinner. Jessica stayed for dinner and we were joined by Dad and Elias, Jessica's shadow.

Asher is still running a fever, and he's having trouble breathing. He's sleeping in the car seat to keep him upright. His nose has been very bloody and it's raw and sore, but he's a trooper and he's still managed to crawl down the hall to the kitchen this after noon- well it's more like an inchworm. A big inchworm.

An update on illness...

Nathaniel, I believe, is fully recovered. So much so that I think he seems like the proverbial bull in the china shop, as he is hurting the sensitive physical and emotional feelings of his sick siblings everytime he turns around. Micaela and Gabe's fevers are still going. Asher started last night. Micaela and Gabe will be better by Sunday, we hope. Asher maybe by Wednesday. They are all coughing now. Today Gabe and Asher have both experienced the stridor that Nathaniel's illness started with, so I think we're safe assuming it's croup.

Is it still Thursday?

Ok, we're both exhausted tonight, and everyone's asleep- so I should be resting too, but.... Today I struggled with the desire to get up. I was so tired that I spent the day entertaining the kids with movies while I tried to nap on the couch or in the floor with them (which I probably would have done anyway since it was cold and raining and they're exhausted too with fevers and aches). It half worked. I did a little laundry and fed them, wiped the table and bathed them, but that's it.

Micaela called a friend from San Angelo to talk. Her friend's mom talked to me and encouraged me to get out of this depression and find a purpose. Something that would shift the focus from me to others. She motivated me to attend a small group from the church Ian visited Sunday. Definately not a group like Texas, but good though. All but one of the families were young, and the 'older couple' (by no means old) had two children younger than Micaela. I enjoyed the worship and the discussion. They were open and welcoming to me, and I hope to attend a coffea house on Saturday for the ladies. I hope that Ian and I will be able to attend church together this weekend.

In other news- the weight ticker has moved! I weighed yesterday, and I know that all of my readers (at least Vickie) was ecstatic for me! Could I dare hope to lose another five lbs in the next couple of weeks? I think if I ate and drank right- according to me- I could, but I don't think I'm that motivated yet...

Also I'm working on a chore chart. The reward board has worked wonders for Micaela. I figure Ian and I need something similar- a chore chart. And checking off all your chores earns you something special. What it is I don't know- it has to be free because I also worked on the budget. It's not very forgiving.

That's the end. I'm going to bed for an hour before we get up to do the motrin round. And then I have to feed Asher. And then there's the tylenol round. And then Asher. And then Gabe gets up and Bubba has to potty, and then you can't sleep anymore. Well Micaela can, but I can't.