Well....I'm sick. And I've been sick for over a week now so we have had very little happenings. Steven was out of town in Cashmere last week and left again yesterday. He'll get back on Friday then we'll have two whole weeks of him coming home at night.

But this is what's been going on the last two weeks...

we had several days of rain so we had a fort day.

 I didn't realize how well sealed off the fort was until Evelyn told me she though she had a fever.....well it was like 100 degrees in there so we had to leave one of the ends open the rest of the time the fort was up

 One of Evelyn's friends gave her a tube of chapstick for Valentines day, so we had to get little Caden some because he was left out. He went with Dr.Pepper, and it went on red and stayed red

 We also had a streak of warmer weather (pay no mind that Caden is wearing the exact same thing in all the pictures. This all took place over a week, he just loves his Spiderman sweater) So we walked to Moose Park

 On another few sunny days, I kicked the kids out to play in the back yard. They got some spoons and measuring cups and dug for worms. I told Evelyn that they could only really dig along the fences or up close to the house because I didn't want then digging in the flat part where we had it graded. So every few minutes Evelyn would yell up to me "Mom! I'm digging [here or there] because I know you paid to have the flat part and I won't dig it up!"

And this is what it looks like when I ask Caden to start getting ready for bed. Pants around his ankles, looking through his binoculars yelling "Mom! are you close to me?"

 Then the plague hit the day Steven left. Caden kept me company though.

 The kids were getting pretty stir crazy so I sent them out to play in the front yard. They weren't out there for more than 2 minutes and it started to rain...Hard

 Caden found things to keep him busy inside for the most part. But by Wednesday, I had my mommy pretty worried and she had Caden come and stay the night, the Thursday had me come stay the night, Then I want to the Dr. on Friday which was pointless. After over 3 hrs of tests and waiting he actually told me to take a hot shower and get some rest...Thanks doc....

Caden cute as ever being a trooper and keeping busy.

 

We had such an exciting weekend. Evelyn lost her first tooth and she was just ecstatic!

 And the tooth fairy came of course but since the tooth fairy had been sick, all she had on her was 10's and 20's....luckily, the week before, Evelyn had found a brand new Barbie she loved at the thrift store so I told her I would buy it now and she could save up her money for it. So yes....the first tooth cost the tooth fairy $10 but she got it right back....Good thing Evelyn's 5 because she has no idea totally got shafted

 And the tooth fairy even left glitter behind on the money...She's so smart!

 Winter Renaissance Barbie circa 1996

 And our day after lost tooth breakfast...smoothies with whipped cream of course

Apparently they thought I was pretty funny

A sick Saturday cuddle

 I couldn't really do anything that weekend due to the sick, but it was a beautiful day so I sent the kids to play out front and I sat on the porch in my seats wrapped up in a blanket. The kids decided they wanted to do some raking, so I told them that was such a nice idea and that they could earn some money for their piggy banks doing that.But...since it was such a nice day, the neighborhood was bumpin', and when people would drive or walk by the house they would se this scene...A 3 year old and a 5 year old raking pine needles while their mom, in her pajamas, sits on the porch wrapped in a blanket drinking a hot drink, watching them while they call to her "Mom! is this enough to earn or money yet!?" and Evelyn saying to herself "Don't give up, you can earn the money" and Caden to Evelyn "We dan do it Dev! dis is dard!"

 While I've been on my sickness, I've really been off food. If I get one meal in a day, it's a good day. Steven was super thoughtful and for my one meal on Saturday he had me order some sushi to go from our favorite sushi place downtown. I was able to get down, 5 maybe even 6 pieces so it was a good night....while we watched the office on our broken Ipad

 

Still sick on Monday, I went to a different dr who I'd never super liked up until this point but I couldn't get into anyone else same day. After my short venture to him of less than an hour, turns out I had/ have bronchitis and left with three different prescriptions and an inhaler. So feel pretty cool... It's day three of antibiotics and my sweet inhaler and I can already work around the house for 20 min with out having to take a nap or cough until I throw up or just not be able to breath in general. I still cant's go outside. The cold air does a number on me. My lungs sound and fell like pop rocks but I'm on the road to recovery. I'm hoping to be able to be back to my normal routine by Monday at the latest.

 

Caden is sweet though and made me a playdoh bandaid to help me get better

 

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 And then on Monday night, we lost tooth #2!!

 She left a nice little note for the tooth fairy this time. But then at 1AM she came storming in our room crying and screaming mad about how the tooth fairy came and took her tooth but didn't leave her any money. "She STOLE it!!" Well the money had just fallen off her bad when she lifted her pillow so crisis averted and the tooth fairy is not the crook she was made out to be.

 Since I was sick last week we had to miss Evelyn's dance class and did a make up class. Evelyn's best friend Ana was in the class after the one we went to. They seriously are inseparable.

 And everyday...everyday, Evelyn gives me a new note from Ana telling me the time and day of the next play date that they planned together on the bus. In this one, she even took into consideration how sick I've been, and offers to pick Evelyn up.