Tuesday Tell-all:One picture

This week's Tuesday Tell-all requires we choose one picture that represents our life this week. Although we did have a great trip to Saint Louis and have had many wonderful moments, this seems to be the general feel for the month as I'm home with three sick kids today, up from the two I had the rest of the week. It's kind of crazy!


Anyway, we've used everything in this picture at some point during the past couple of weeks, complete with a bag of salt water taffys for bribes and the apples and stuffed animals for nutrition and comfort, and it's looking as though we may be headed back to the doctor again, as Audrey has one green and crusty eye today. No kidding. On top of the usual cingulair and inhalers for the allergies and asthma, and the needles and methotrexate for the arthritis, we've had varying degrees of the flu, colds, and the token ear infection. Audrey especially hasn't been sleeping well, although the ear infection belongs to her sister. Izzie's had fever and cries at the drop of a hat. Our diva, Audrey, has had her diva characteristics magnified exponentially. Everything MUST be just right, no substitutes.


Justin, while he hasn't been sick, has been struggling with a bad back since cleaning the ice out of the gutters a month ago. While water runs freely off the roof now, he's been on a constant regimen of ibuprofen although the pain seems to come and go. I should have included the heating pad and icyhot in this photo, too.


Hopefully the illnesses subside soon and we'll get a break in the near future, but in the meantime we're glad they're only minor afflictions and that we can wait out these cold days in a warm home!