February 26, 2012
Last week I never wrote. No big loss since not much happened. It was rainy and I had a lot of migraines. That meant that the kids watched a lot of TV and played on the computer a lot.
On February 14th we did have our playgroup Valentine’s Day party. We had previously made our valentine mailboxes so they were ready to go. The children made valentines to pass out to each other. Snacks included red heart shaped jell-o, heart cookies, bugles, apples, and a few other things. Tanja had purchased some valentine picture frame kits and the kids put them together and inserted a picture I had taken of the group. Justin said that it was his best Valentine’s Day ever. That was nice to hear. Normally he builds things up in his mind so much that he is disappointed by the actual event. We had spent a lot of time making valentines so he had spent a lot of time imagining the day. It thrilled me that he enjoyed it. Making the day even better was the package Grandma Pat had sent. The boys got some valentine candy in a heart box, a couple of small toys, and a card.
Sunday, February 19th we went to a planning meeting after church. Rob went into the meeting while I waited with the boys. They were running around outside and there were a couple of other boys outside too. The older one was almost seven and his younger brother was three. The boys all played so well together. Justin often wishes that he had more friends here. The playgroup is nice, but the other child his age is a girl. He would love to have a boy his age to play with. Unfortunately, many times when he is with other boys his age, he gets upset if he is not top dog. To watch the four boys play together so nicely despite their many differences was a highlight of the week.
February 20th was President’s Day so Rob didn’t have to go to work. The boys were thrilled because they wanted to show off their swimming skills at swimming lessons. They were so excited to show him their new “moves” that they had trouble listening to Miss Estelle. Justin is proud of his diving, which right now is propelling his body forward and landing on his stomach. Oh well. Slow but steady. Ryan is able to float on his back, but lacks confidence.
After swimming lessons, Rob suggested that we go to Spur for lunch. Spur is a South African restaurant chain that serves slightly overpriced mediocre food. The boys love it. There is a bouncy castle for them to play on as well as several video games they can play. While the food isn’t the best, the boys eat well. They enjoy playing too so Rob and I get some time without them.
The rest of the week was pretty routine. We didn’t go to playgroup on Tuesday because Ryan had some sort of stomach bug and had thrown up. It ended up that no one was up to playgroup so we didn’t miss out.
Saturday, February 25th was an interesting day. Ryan had a horrible rash all over his body. When a friend dropped off some Benadryl for him, she told me that it looked like ringworm. Guess what? It was! Instead of a few little patches though it was ALL OVER HIS BODY. We decided to stay in for the weekend and keep our ringworm to ourselves.
Sunday was a very relaxing day. We stayed in all day and did next to nothing. Ryan got his cream put on him a couple of times and that was about as stressful as it got. Made me wonder if ringworm was so bad after all. :) The chorister from church called to tell Justin and Ryan that she missed them. That made their day. Not a huge thing to make a call, but a thoughtful gesture that really meant a lot.
The week will probably start out slowly while we wait for Ryan to no longer be contagious. We shall see.
