Oh...Life!!!

Whenever it seems that life has you down, something always happens that picks you back up again!
After 5 trips to the doctors office, 2 trips to the emergency room, and 6 trips to the pharmacy over the past 2 weeks, Jordan and Jeena are finally healthy! On Monday the 16th of November, Jordan called from school saying that his throat was hurting and his ears were hurting. So...I took him to the doctor, twice, and they finally diagnosed him with a sinus infection. I ended up having to take him to the ER that Thursday because he spiked a fever of 102 and I couldn't get it down. Then...this past Tuesday, Jeena called from school saying that her throat and ears were hurting. So, I took her to the doctor and he said that she had the same "virus" that Jordan had and he gave her some cough meds. Well, Jordan had a sinus infection and had to be on antibiotics. Where are Jeena's? So, needless to say, I ended up having to take Jeena to the ER on Wednesday becuause she spiked a fever. They gave her some Amoxicillin and she is finally better too.
Thanksgiving was a lot of fun for us. This is the first time ever that we have gotten to spend it alone, just the 5 of us. We started a new tradition in that we all made something for the dinner. Jordan made sausage balls, Jeena made homemade Macaroni and Cheese, and Alexys was the designated "stirrer." We all had so much fun and dinner was SO good!

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It's been a crazy weekend around here. Saturday was Halloween and it was a busy day in itself. The kids were outside playing on Alexys' little slide (that is no more than 2 feet off the ground) and Jeena fell off the slide and landed on her foot. We all know that Jeena is quite the drama queen sometimes. However, this time was different. She ended up spraining her foot quite bad and is now on crutches and trying to manuver around with them.

Yesterday, I had my second turn in Alexys' preschool class. It was a lot of fun. While I was there, her teacher informed me that the other teacher is going to be out next week and wanted to know if I would be willing to fill in for her while she is gone. WOW!! That is quite the undertaking. Dealing with one 3 year old everyday is hard enough. Now I get to go and deal with TWELVE 3 year olds for 5 hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday next week. It should be fun!! It will definately
test my patience...that's for sure!!

Jordan and Jeena both got their report cards last Friday! Jordan got 5 A's and 1 B!! Jeena got 3 A's and 2 B's! We are so proud of both of them and how hard they are working! When we were living in California, Jordan wasn't too fond of school. He didn't want to do the work or put forth the effort for anything. He even got suspended once for fighting! So...for him to turn around and pull off Honor Roll is something that we are VERY proud of!!!