Ice Day, Sickness, and a Lot of Together Time

This week we had another ice day, another case of strep for Kate, and a dental procedure for Avery (to strengthen her enamel) which included laughing gas and a sedative and kept her home the rest of the day.  So, that meant lots more time at home, and together.

No worries, though.  We made the most of it:

The night before ice day #2, slept with our pjs on inside out and put spoons under our pillows
.  A friend from Avery's class told her that would make it snow.  We DID get snow - but only long enough for Kate to run outside, put both hands on her heart, twirl in a circle, and sigh, "snow!"  Reese, who was fully naked, ran upstairs to get dressed and then came down to discover the snow was already gone.  But a few marshmallow incentives allowed me to snap a pic of her all bundled up in front of the fire anyways.

Less than 48 hours after Kate finished her meds for strep, she came down with another case of it.  Probably a different strain and probably from a different location.  She's a trooper and handled the loooong doctor's wait and the pain with patience.

Avery's dental procedure left her a bit loopy but cozy on the couch.  By day 4 of 7 'inside' days, we're old pros (not to mention week 3 out of the last 4 of illness).  Cue the arts and crafts, the massive amount of time in front of a screen, the couch-bed, and the milkshakes galore.

Of course, we had a handful of healthy, good-ish weather days in between and we made the most of them, too.

Here's hoping that February bodes better for McClinton health and wellness than January 2014 did!

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