After having a very hectic holiday season, with a trip to Florida and WDW thrown in right before Thanksgiving, my new years resolution was to get on top of school again. We had a wonderful first week. Things got done, mom was happy, kids were happy. Life was good. This week started out good too. I made it to a homeschool meeting for the first time this school year. We got things done on Monday. On Tuesday, since I was on a roll I  called our wonderful newsletter editor and told her that we needed to keep up or momentum while we could so we wouldn't be able to make it to newsletter. Well it is a good thing we stayed home. That afternoon the crud moved in.
Tyler started running a fever and complained of his ear and throat. Next day Tyler's eye is completely red, sore throat, ear pain, feverish and very whiny and clingy. Wed afternoon Kylee is feverish, complaining that her "ear is copying her" (I assume that it was filled with fluid which makes you sound louder to yourself) and she had a "headache in her throat", she has a very red eye,she is cranky and even more clingy then Tyler which ends up interesting as they are both on my lap and neither one wants the other to touch them as they are breathing nasty breath on me and coughing. We did end up lying in my bed, which Tav so appreciated as now he has it.
I did take them to the doctor and he said it was viral. A nasty one that has been making the rounds. So we live it out. Tyler is much better. Feels good and is on the up swing. Kylee is still battling the eyes thing and it has spread to the other eye and she wakes up quite distraught because she can't open her eyes. We are washing hands to the point my hands are chapped.
Needless to say school has gone out the window. Although the teens have been great. They are getting at least math and Biology done. They even cleaned my kitchen and living room without me telling them to. It was great. It is wonderful that Tayva can drive so she can get Kameron to play practice and she has managed to make it to 3 youth events. So for them life is good.
Poor Tav slept the day away yesterday and woke up with his voice about 3 octaves lower then it normally is, which is pretty low. But he is willing to hold cranky children in the lazyboy when he is awake. He is a good man.
Where is Kaitlyn throughout all of this?? She is quietly playing games on the computer, watching DVD's on the laptop, painting her nails, reading her books and enjoying life (I don't think she has gotten out of her pajamas in 2 days) Must be nice to be the healthy, quiet non assuming child. I love that girl!
So what is the moral to all of this?? Next time we will go to Newsletter instead of thinking we have it all together.( Just kidding Kate! I'm glad we didn't expose you all.)