Beside Myself

I haven't posted for however long because we have been SO sick. So sick. There seems to be no end in sight. Coughing and hacking and snotty noses etc., etc. I have actually yelled at the boys to "stop coughing, already!!!!" Nice, eh? I took them to the doctor for what was supposed to be a well-child appt. She looked down their throats and practically jumped back, stating it was so red and swollen and pussy (eeeeeeew). But it came back negative for strep, so we're just riding out this lovely virus.

We spent the weekend in Breckenridge. It was gorgeous. Loads of snow. Doug had a great day of skiing. But the boys just weren't up for much. They did literally minutes of sledding and seconds of skiing (our friends have these cute plastic skis we strapped onto their boots!). I loved watching the snow fall out the huge back window and enjoyed watching the skiiers and boarders come down the hill behind the condo. The boys seemed to perk up a bit on Sunday, so we took them to the town toy store with a lovely play area (i know, spreading our germs!) and we had a fun lunch at Bubba Gump's. Surprisingly yummy.

Now we're home and i decided to send Bode to school even though he is still coughing. He does seem a little better--acting more like himself and not much of a runny nose. He lasted a little over an hour before the school called me to pick him up. They knew he wasn't feeling well when he wouldn't join the kids on the playground. He is desperate to play with Zeke (his "best friend") but i told him no way. And suddenly after telling me how sick he is he told me he's not sick (so Zeke can come over).

I talked to Angela when i got home. She's my friend, Zeke's mom and our daycare on the days i work. She needed to talk to me and i could tell it wasn't going to be good. Since we haven't seen each other in a couple weeks because of sick kids, she wanted to tell me "before the sign goes up." Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! They are moving. To Utah. Soon. I cried and then pulled myself together to get the details. It's a great move for them. Better job for her hubby, close to all their family (which i guess is a good thing). Selfishly, she is my best friend here in Falcon. She is my main village (as i've posted about before). But i think the worst part is that Zeke will be another friend who is "far far away." Bode and Zeke are inseparable. Ugh. Not to mention the daycare issue. That's the least of my worries right now.

I'm starting to wonder if this is where we're supposed to be. Literally all of my close friends in Falcon have left. Another one bites the dust could be my post title. I'm going to go soothe myself with some chocolate chip pumpkin bread...