5 on Friday

1. Friday night we had a neighbor night out with just the grown-ups.   We started off with dinner at RoCA (highly recommend) and finished the night at Mickey's on Court Avenue (it was too beautiful not to be outside).   It was a great night and something we had been talking about for a few years now.   It is so rare that we all get babysitters and go out--- usually it is just gathering in the neighborhood.


2. We had a fun weekend- wrapping up Ellie's Faith Formation year with a program after church, me going out to lunch with a friend (with a little shopping to follow) and a last minute dinner with other friends!




3.. Nick is training for the Dam to Dam (go Nick!), so Monday night he went running with my sister (also training).   I thought I was coming down with a cold (slightly sore throat and my nose was getting stuffy), so the girls and I laid low and watched a little Doc McStuffins on Hulu (thanks Hulu!).   By the time Nick got home (after the kiddos were in bed), I was running a pretty high fever and may had thought I was going to freeze to death.




4. The next day I was sick- 104 temp. and it took me 4-5 hours to motivate myself to move from the bed to the couch in the living room.   The next day was more of the same.   Me laying around, Nick taking care of everything and the girls watching Doc McStuffins when Nick was gone.  Thursday my fever went away and I started to feel a little better.  I still couldn't eat anything (no appetite and my throat was sore/swollen.  But I was doing a little better (I didn't look like death, as Nick put it).




5. Friday I attempted to go to work.  For 2 hours anyway.  Then I went home to try and sleep (something I hadn't done much of--- or quality sleep anyway).  But 4:30 I gave in and went to Urgent Care.    By 6:30 I had been tested for the flu, mono and strep.   All came back negative, but the Dr. said I looked miserable and sent me home with medication to try and fix what it would.   2 hours after taking the meds I was sending Nick on a run to Dairy Queen for a chicken wrap and blizzard--- I was feeling better!    The girls are sad that they don't get to watch episode after episode of Doc McStuffins, but very happy to have a mobile mommy again.




That was the week through my eyes.  Not the most fun, but at least it was cloudy/rainy outside!