Walking Backwards

It seems as if the downside of having Nicholas in a childcare setting has already hit us. He woke up from his nap on Saturday with a really running nose and soon had developed a fever. Saturday night was hell because he couldn't breathe and his fever would come back rapidly once the tylenol wore off. Yesterday, he was really grumpy and lethargic and he wouldn't let us put him down. He still has a fever today and his nose is all crusty and still won't stop running. I also seem to be suffering the ill-effects childhood illness. Damn communicable diseases. His first day of school drop-off is supposed to be tomorrow and it looks like it just ain't going to happen. Well, maybe I can hope for a miracle.


We have finally started watering our yard. The tree care people showed up to tell us that while our tree did have signs of tree-boring insects, if we watered and babied our tree for a while, we wouldn't have to treat it for insects at all or worse, rip the whole thing down. It was funny, we put out the sprinkler on Friday night and woke up Saturday to green grass under our tree. Talk about instant gratification. I know I am going to be in shock when I see our water bill, but right now its nice to have that little patch of pretty, emerald grass. Of course, we're starting this the same week they are considering a twelve percent increase on the water bill.


Joe called his mother this weekend to make sure that they we're still wanting us to come in this weekend. It turns out that my mother-in-law has a sinus infection and, because she is on immune-suppressant therapy for lupus, she may not be better by the time we drive in on Thursday. She is supposed to call us Wednesday and so we know if we should drive in or not. While I am kind of looking forward to going, at the same time, part of me hopes that we don't have to go. The drive is never pleasant and, like every time I have weekend plans, there are at least five events I really want to go to. I guess we'll have to wait until Wednesday to find out what we're doing.