Sick / Geppa

Everyone has been sick the last couple of weeks. Kiana and Aidan have been alternating getting different variations of viruses. And, this weekend, I am finally coming down with a cold myself! We are also hunting spiders in the house, since Kiana keeps getting bitten, and that is frustrating. :( The changing seasons are ushering in all sorts of difficulties!


This week, Alex was in San Antonio, Texas, for a workshop. Grandpa Ruane/ Geppa was our superhero and came down to stay with us the entire time for backup. He was wonderful! He scrubbed huge amounts of our house, and helped me go go through a lot of old stuff and either throw it out or get it ready to contribute to our church's monthly thrift sale. I am thrilled to get rid of junk!


Friday was Grandpa's birthday, and we celebrated with a low-key but fun day. We had a special breakfast (muffins, fruit-salad, Canadian bacon), and had brownies and ice cream after diner. The kids had also created a beautiful "Happy Birthday" card/sign, which we hung on the wall all day. It was nice!


On Saturday, Aidan did a make-up soccer practice at Inwood Hill park (he has skipped the last two because of being sick). It was a gorgeous, sunny day with blue skies and white fluffy clouds, and it was wonderful to be outside. Kiana had fun chasing ducks with Grandpa while I enjoyed watching Aidan work on passing, not bunching up around the ball, and scoring goals (lots!). For lunch, we had pastries from the Bread Alone truck. On our way home, we picked up fresh veggies and apple cider from the farmer's market. It was lovely!


On Sunday, we went to Aidan's friend Gage's birthday party in the park, in the morning. Then Grandpa went home. Now Kiana is napping while Aidan plays his "Cars" playstation game. After being up from 1-4AM last night (Kiana was up when Aidan got up, and while he went back to sleep, she decided it was time to party - aurgh! Grandpa was a huge help, but I'm still exhausted!), I'm ready for a nap, too. Daddy will get home before bedtime tonight, and we are all going to be happy to see him!