Family Movie Night...

It's been pretty dull at our house this past week with everyone sick, so last night we tried to spruce it up a little. We had family movie night (which made sence because we were all laying around anyway.) Trav went and rented Toy Story 3, I got envelopes ready with the kids names on them, put fake $ inside, had a little consession stand and the kids got to spend their money and then have their tickets taken at the door. They were thrilled to death and super excited! As Tristin was walking away with his popcorn and treats in hand, he winked at me and said, "Mom, this is great." I almost started crying. The truth is, our kids just want to spend time with us. They want us present in their lives and it doesn't matter if it's a silly movie night, teaching them to play Yahtzee, singing bed stories to them, braiding their hair or helping cut coupons, they just want to be near us. They want to feel loved and valued just as we do as adults. Our needs are pretty much the same and I need to remember that more often. I need to make them more of a priority and let the house go. I need to remember that they won't be this little for long. We need more movie nights where we are all snuggled together, making a mess in my bed while Willow is choking on popcorn and chocolate is getting smeared all over the sheets- that's what life is all about... the moments.

Sick kids...

Willow & Grace were both feeling TERRIBLE at the beginning of the week, but knowing I was taking Willow in on Wed for shots, I didn't take them in before that. I was pretty sure Willow had an ear infection and sure enough it was a double one. Grace was miserable with pink all around her eye and she ended up with a viral infection and an ear infection in the left ear as well! So off to Walmart we ran to pick up meds... or so I thought.
Long story short, there were complications with insurance, a ton of calls back and forth to the Dr and Pharmacy,trying to pick it up 3 different times 10, 12, 3:00 that day with no luck, mistakes on on Pharmacy's end (like filling the meds wrong and telling me to come back the next day after 3:00 to get it) FINALLY, after 4 trips to Walmart to pick up medicine for my sick babies- we got it! VICTORY!!! And needless to say, they are feeling much better. I am grateful for medicine!!! Now, Daisy is sick with a nasty cough... so we are home from church trying to keep the germs from spreading. I hate the flu season!!!