colorful

that's how i've decided to lable the last 8 days. it all began with lots of variety of colors and textures as my son started the week last monday with the flu. it's especially wonderful when they are 18 months and can't tell you they are going to be sick :O)
i know i've already told you about that...but that was just the beginning. he proceeded to continue being sick (from the other side) and picked up some nice congestion along the way. the congestion caused him to continue with the throwing up well into sunday. he gets himself so worked up and then it happens. i have two not so fond memories of last week. the first was when i was driving to church weds night. i'd literally turned the corner and hear "oohh, ehe, aahhh, barf!" he threw up all over himself and the car seat. so, i flipped around, rushed him home, cleaned him up, hosed off the car seat, and called dad to make sure he could watch him. well....daddy was beginning to feel fluish himself. he had planned to come home and go to bed, but ended up being quite the sport and taking care of the boy while i headed back to praise practice.
thursday proved to be the dreaded follow up and dad got the full blown version. that afternoon i decided to run to the store with ry to get out of the house. not but 1/2 a mile down the road...yep...he threw up. so i took my disillusions and went home. who was i to think i could go anywhere! :O) the funny thing is that i had felt quite fluish myself the night before. i mean, my skin felt like it was aching. by the time i went to bed, i thought for sure it was beginning of the end, but miraculously i woke up feeling great.
friday came along and dad was feeling just well enough to make it through a couple hours with ry. thank goodness because i had a date with beth moore.
i didn't think i was going to, but a dear sweet friend insisted i take one of the tickets she'd bought and go with her. i couldn't be more greatful. if i didn't know better, i would have thought beth came just for me. every word, every point, the whole shabang, aimed straight at my heart. i was emotional with gratitude. HE knew i needed to be there. i've seen her in salt lake and done many bible studies, but there has only been one other that felt so true to where i was in my life as this conference. LORD, thank you thank you thank you.
sidenote: there is a LPL boise video on their blog www.livingproofministries.blogspot.com. check it out, you'll see one of our pastor's wives jimmy and our good friend nikki about a 1/3 of the way through it.
well, because i was at the conference AND agreed to be at my sis in law's for her garage sale AND had to lead worship sat night, daddy had ry from 6:15am (when he decided to wake up that morning) till 6:45pm. again, such a trooper. he took him to ride the paddle boats that afternoon. they had a blast. believe it or not, my little 18 month wiggle worm did really well.
sunday, since i was leading again and rich had to lock up, we didnt' get home till after 12. baby took a nice long nap, mommy got a nice long nap, then we all got up and headed to my parents to meet up with my siblings for a nice dip in the pool and bbq. the food was great, the time with my family, better. it's always fun to watch the boys (of course we're talking about the husbands) play some silly game they created with a ball and bat.
so i thought i'd made it through, sick free, only to wake up monday morning to a girgling stomach. oh no my friends, not from hunger. this puppy was something much bigger and it took me down with a force. i was keeping my neice for the day, so i called rich and begged him to come home for the afternoon (again honey, you really are amazing). i could barely get out of bed. it cleaned me out and left me zapped of all my energy.
today, i'm recovering, but i'm just so exhausted. my back hurts soooo badly. it's crazy what this stuff does to you. i took ry to the dr. because he just isn't 100% and i could tell he was loosing weight. i was right. 2 lbs! that's a lot at his age. we're getting some things checked out, but after the dr took a listen to his lungs, he finally confirmed our concerns, that he did indeed have asthma. SO now we too are proud owners of a nebulizer. hopefully we can gain some ground with him now. poor sweet little boy. he's been such a trooper.
so as i've been writing this, the whether has just taken a turn for the worst. i could hear the thunder in the distance, which i was expecting (staying up on the weather reports like a good girl) and then wham, the hail came. now that was NOT expected. it was about the size of a marble. i went outside to put up some smaller pots and got pelted by a few. those suckers hurt! oh how i love idaho! through it all, my son did not even blink an eye. he slept right through it. now that is god's graciousness to me :O)
so, needless to say, the past few days have almost been more colorful than i tend to like. but in it all, we're on our way up. thanks for your prayers. i know some of you have kept us in your prayers and i really appreciate it.
can't wait to catch up on all your blogs. hopefully things have been a bit better for you!