Sweet Disarray

Is how I feel.

The boys have been down with fevers hovering around 102 all weekend. C seemed much better by this afternoon, but then he had a total emotional breakdown before dinner that kind of suggested that perhaps he was not quite well yet. K still had a fever at bedtime, but he seemed a little better overall as well aside from a loose cough and the fountain of snot coming out of his nose. C doesn't even seem to have a cold at all, just a fever and a headache last night, which makes me worry that they have different bugs, which in turn makes me want to bang my head against the wall.

I am also sick, but with a sore throat, sinus congestion and body aches but no fever, headache or runny nose at all. Again, different bug? GAR!

Yubo is the only one still standing and has been our devoted nurse all weekend. Tonight, however, his throat is feeling funny.

Ever since we've moved I've been really go, go, go about everything and I have all these plans and projects and goals and having everybody sick just really throws everything off. More than anything, it's irritating. There is still so much to be done! We were just getting into the groove of living here. C was even supposed to start at his new preschool tomorrow.

But, in a way, it's been nice to be holed up together at home this weekend watching Thomas the Tank Engine and Kipper on an endless loop, reading the new picture books I picked up for the kids when I was out on Saturday morning before we had realized that the kids were really sick, eating take-out from newly discovered but disappointingly unimpressive places in our neighborhood. It was nice to just be. Together. At home. We haven't done much of that yet in this place and it somehow makes our new place feel a bit more like home.