Cold & Flu Season

Year after year we've been blessed with good health. Logan hasn't been sick with a cold in almost 10 years, Jordan doesn't get sick very often, Adam usually only has allergies, Tim usually just has allergies, and with my auto-immune disease, I haven't had a cold in 15 years! I've had one day every few years where I begin to get cold symptoms but it's gone before the next morning.

This winter, it's our first time being in such constantly low temperatures in 7 years and now we're all sick but Adam. Logan's been sick for 7 days now, I'm on day 3, Jordan's having an awful day today, Tim woke up with a non-stop runny nose - only Adam is still healthy. He's hiding in his room all that he can.

I have to say, although tempers can be short when we're sick, and we're too exhausted to get all of our chores done, for me, there's a bright side...my auto-immune system is finally back to normal!!! It's taken years of changing eating habits, losing weight, getting healthier with Monavie's products, and lots of prayer, but I finally think the scleroderma and associated problems are gone!

As for the kids, I'll just do what I can to take care of them as best I can. Lots of chicken coup, I guess! I'm sure we'll all be fine in the next week or so.

Can't wait until February!

2011 has gotten off to a slow start for me. I have lots of plans for this year but it seems most the things I want to implement are on hold waiting for something else to happen first. The one thing on track is my weight loss. I'm down 19 pounds since the beginning of November, not bad for just 2 1/2 months. Hopefully soon things will start happening so I can work my way down my Resolutions list.

Another reason I can't wait for February is that it starts to get warmer up here. It's about 23 right now, granted it's 5 a.m., but the nights are still in the teens/20s and although we had a couple of days in the 50s, most of the time it's only in the high 30s/low 40s. Once we hit a few weeks into February, we should be in the mid 50s most of the time. The nights will still be cold in the 20s, but the single digits and teens should be over.

The best reason for February is that it holds my two boys' birthdays. One turns 15 and one turns 17 (and should have his license by then). That should give BOTH of us some more freedom. As much as I'm trying to treasure every single day with my boys, I'm not one of those mothers that doesn't want their kids to grow up and go out into the world. I want the best for them, and keeping them babies forever isn't what's best for them. I can't wait to see what career path they follow, who they'll marry, what kind of fathers they'll become, and what mistakes we made that they learned to avoid. I'm so proud of both of them. They're both so smart, they're hard workers, and they care deeply about their friends and family (even if a 17 year old has trouble expressing it like an adult would sometimes.)

I didn't forget about my daughter. Although she's growing up fast, 12 1/2 now, I know that I still have 6 years to teach her, another 6 or more before she moves out, and so much still to experience. I don't feel rushed to savor every single moment in the same way that I do the boys. I've only got 1 year left with Adam before he goes off to college (if he can find the money), Logan may stick around longer, but if not, I've only got 3 more to teach him all I can to survive and thrive in the real world. Jordan has lots of time to shadow me and learn what to do. She seems to love sewing, cooking, and baking. She's hates school work. The best I can do is train her up to be a great wife, mother and keeper of her home - and continue to encourage her in her academic and potential career pursuits.

Maybe I'm not in SUCH a rush for February to come after all?