What a week!

This past week has been busy.  Not a bad week.  Just wishing I had more time to catch my breath.  Check it out:

               

I started with my first project on my new sewing machine.  It has been in the box since the beginning of December, and I was waiting for our move into the new house to bring it out.  I made a simple tote for my mom.  Turned out great!  I will probably pump out a couple more this summer.  My next project is a cute credit card holder and then a simple clutch.  I so badly want to make some skirts (have made a couple in the past—very easy!), but I’d rather wait post-pregnancy.

Since I took off this semester from SEBTS, I decided to take an online freelance writing course to learn more about the field.  I’ve really enjoyed it and have gained a lot out of my instructor’s assignments.  I’m really looking forward to confidently sending out some query letters soon!

We also all got hit by a stomach virus this past week.  As usual, Carter came down with it first on Monday.  (It’s amazing how an adorable child can bring a whole house down to its knees with illness; we need to do a better job at quarantining him next time.)  My body was so beat down from running up and down the stairs because of all the cleaning of sheets, towels, clothes, and sick little boy that I desperately made the one-hour round-trip drive to get Clint from work to help me out at home.  Yeah, that bad.  I know, the “Mom of the Year” title just slipped from my hands. 

The next day I got hit with the plague and, as usual, got hit with it worse than little man.  It was so bad I called the on-call doctor for my OB practice to see if I should go to the ER at 2:30 in the morning.  I sucked it up.  Not because I’m a trooper but because I was too lazy to go to the hospital.  God spared me, and I started feeling better Wednesday afternoon.

A couple of days came and went.  Had Clint beaten the virus?  Was he immune?  Nope.  My strong man toppled down on Saturday.  (I told him he should have worn a mask!)  He, of course, got hit with it the worst. 

With all of that fun, we are really looking forward to Easter break this week and…a trip to the ZOO!  We are obviously excited for Carter to see all the animals, but, honestly, Clint and I have really been anticipating this.  It has been forever since we’ve last gone.  Hopefully, we’ll behave and not push any little kids out of the way (including our son). 

Got to get that “Mom of the Year” title back somehow.  :)