Sick of being sick

So yeah, I'm sick. Again. I never get sick. I really don't but I have a HORRID cold that is making me want to stay in bed forever. In order to postpone the inevitable (getting out of bed), I thought I would lay here with my laptop for a spell.

The kids are still on winter break. I went back to work this week but only for Monday and Tuesday and I am off today and tomorrow. Poor Monte never gets a day off this time of year. Something about year end, month end, closing books, I don't know. School breaks vex me because I am a working mom and I can't just stay home with the crew because the kids are off (and what is with the extra Winter Break in February? Is this just a MI thing because in Ohio, there was no such thing). I have always managed to come up with solutions but our best solution (Reeda) is busy being in love and planning to move on to Georgia with her beau and there is just no replacing our Reeda! :( The kids are old enough to spend some days home alone and they do a fairly good job. And they call me.

One reason I love having my own office is so that these phone calls don't bother anyone but me. Yesterday I went out for the BEST THAI ever with some coworkers who are quickly becoming friends (have I mentioned how much I LOVE my job) and when I got back, there were two messages from Baila BEGGING me to be allowed to go to a friend's. And then later Eli called to complain about something Jacob said or did and I stopped him mid sentence and asked if this was really an issue to call mom at work about and he said no and dropped it. I don't know what I am going to do this summer but for now I am happy the kids will be back in school Monday.

Normally, Zech and Jake take turns being home to babysit but in reality, Baila could run this house all on her own. Zech has been able to spend quite a lot of time with hid friends this break because he's actually NOT grounded right now. If you know our family you know this is a rare state for Zech to be in. It's such a mess because when he's not in trouble he gets to do things he likes to do which makes him happy and then he's compliant and good and nice and fun and all is well in the world but when he has done something to earn grounding, man does he take it out on me and he's sullen and disagreeable and bad and that leads to more restrtictions and quite possibly at the wise old age of almost 16, he is starting to FIGURE THIS OUT. Yeah, so enough of that.

I just remembered that my nephew spent the night and is here. Wow. I am getting old. I better get out of bed, make sure someone takes poor Wilson out, make the kids shovel the driveway (more snow!) and move on with my day. I have work I brought home to accomplish and I need to plan our last Christmas celebration. Larry and Linda are coming up Saturday to celebrate with us and we can't wait!

Tonight we are going to Steve and Heidi's with the kids and I think I may need an afternoon nap so I can stay up to ring in the New Year! 2009, here we come!