Pot of Gold

When Daddy got home from work tonight the boys were in their pjs all ready for bed. It was such a beautiful evening that he wanted to take us all out for a walk anyway. I have spent the day baking for a bridal shower on Saturday (for my future sister-in-law) and so I was just exhausted. He said he'd take them for some one on one time while I caught a quick nap.

When I wakened I found this picture in my email which he took of the boys and a rainbow and then emailed to me from his iPhone. Isn't technology great?!

I can't help but smile when I see those precious smiles and think of my precious husband who was willing to let me get some rest. One thing is for sure...the pot of gold at the end of this rainbow is my sweet hubby and darling boys!

"On Sunday"

Lil J is always referring to a past event as, "We went to the Fair on Sunday" or "Grammy brought me here on Sunday". Instead of saying "yesterday", "last week", etc.

Well, this afternoon I asked him, "When was the last time you went potty?". Without even pausing he said with all seriousness, "On Sunday." I was literally rolling on the floor laughing as I considered his 3 year old concept of time.

At last...a sign!

Allegro finally has a sign on the front of the building and we are officially open for business! (We've been unofficially open for several months)

Lil J's Story

This afternoon I gave the boys both much needed haircuts after lunch. Then I gave them quick baths before their naps. While I was getting lil J dressed he started telling me a very random, unusual story. It went like this...

"Once upon a time there was a little boy named Samuel and this little piggy went to market." He then paused and asked, "Mommy, where is the one that's crying?" I was perplexed. "Crying?" I asked. Then it hit me "...and this little pigggy cried wee, wee, wee all the way home!" Silly boy!

Chicken Pox?!?!

Well, the boys spots never formed blisters, but they have run low grade fevers and their spots are now scabbing over. They have ceased spreading and I think we're on the mend. In the last two days I've showed their spots to several friends who think the spots definitely resemble chicken pox. So, I guess we now have chicken pox behind us!

Last week my mom gave me some Oil of Herbs which she used on my chicken pox 20 years ago. It worked amazingly! I've been putting it on the boys spots 3 times a day and as soon as a I do they stop itching for hours. What a blessing! I was excited to find that Oil of Herbs is still available and can be ordered at: http://www.nbizz.com/enorodes/listings/41.html

Blankie Bandits

This afternoon the boys were running around the house wrapped up in their blankets. They were giggling and laughing so hard.

Mystery Spots

Yesterday afternoon after playing outside for about ten minutes, lil J was covered with spots and itching uncontrollably. I brought him in the house and changed him, but by last night he was covered with welts. I thought he had just been bitten by something and had an allergic reaction which caused hives.

However, when Michael wakened this morning, he was covered with spots as well. After a visit to our Pediatrician, we have no more clues. He was very perplexed and frustrated that he couldn't give me a diagnosis. He said Michael's spots resembled chicken pox, but lil J's looked like somethiing else entirely. He said if it is chicken pox, then lil J is just having an extreme, unusual reaction to them. So, I guess we'll just have to wait and see how the spots progress before we know the exact cause.