I think I am getting their cold!!!

Well I guess after a week of wiping 2 runny noses and yelling at Gabriel to PLEASE cover his mouth when he coughed that I have been immensley blessed with their cold! I have a really horrible sore throat, and some of the dry cough they have had...OH BOY!

I have always prided myself with how polite and kind my Gabriel is/was...up until recently he was a really good kid, who listened and did anything that I asked without too much trouble...now it seems like everything is a fight, he questions "why" he has to do something, he tells me flat out "NO" and when I punish him he laughs at me...I am at my wits end with him...he is almost 4, and my sweet baby boy is changing!! I guess this would be one of the "stages" other people tell you "their" kids are going thru, and you secretly hope the "stage" never comes to your child!

We were up and out of the house early as we had 3 showings scheduled for the day (but I guess no one liked the house, cause the relator never called)! It worked out Ok because this was a work day for me anyway. I could have cared less if we had 20 showings...the house was in perfect order when I left and smelled clean, so the more the merrier!

Upon dropping off the kids at my grandparents for the day I find my grandfather out fixing his mailbox (someone decided to run it down last night)...and my grandma was showing signs of getting the kids cold too, but she assured me they would be fine...so I left them. Well, Sophia NEVER napped the whole day, so when I did finally go to pick them up...both of them looked exhausted, and I felt really bad! I had to stop off at my mom's before coming home because of the house showings, so Gabe and Sophia got to play with their cousin Samuel for an hour or so.

I am so blessed to have all my grandparents still living! I have to tell you that one of these days, I will be a complete and total "nut case" because in my 27 years of life, no close family member has died, I guess not many people can say that. I have lost many an animal on the farm growing up, and pets, but although that pain can be pretty sharp, I can't imagine it being the same when a person you love passes away. I tend to have these thoughts more and more, as I get older and realize more about my mortality, and how precious our life is!

Tony had farmers market this morning (that means he is up and out of the house by 3:00 am) so he was pretty tired himself, but decided to start the demolition of the old tenant trailer that sits where our new house is going to go, I would have helped but it was just too darn cold out for me! I guess he could have used the company, cause I am not quite sure how much help I would really be...

We watched the movie "Secondhand Lions" it was very good. I made Terriyaki Salmon, rice pilaf and steamed veggies for dinner, and put the kids to bed early...I think I need to go and make myself some hot tea to soothe my throat...until next time...