Gavin's down for the count as a result of his morning meds but when he gets up, I want to do something fun with the kids.  At the moment, I'm broke as a joke,  so it needs to be free fun..  Free fun is the best kind anyway.  ☺ It's a beautiful day outside and I'd really like to take advantage of it, even if it's just taking the boys to the playground... I've got a tremendous amount of things to worry about right now but I'm feeling pretty good today and I just want to inject a little normalcy into our lives right now... ☺ I'm open to suggestions and I'll let you all know what I figure out... ☺

I woke up this morning to a clogged toilet and kids freaking out cause the Internet was shutoff.  It's pretty amazing how we've come to rely on the Internet for just about everything and when it's not available, life comes to a screeching halt.  The toilet was an easy fix but the Internet was a bit more challenging and a whole lot more painful. 😯 With both if these issues addressed,  we can now begin our first day of the boys four day weekend.  I'm gonna try and convince them to go walk the track this morning but for some reason, Emmett's become very apposed to that.... Either way, I'm gonna make the best of today and try my best to be as productive as possible.. ☺

The boys seem to be dealing with an upper respiratory thing that's apparently going around the school.  Elliott was coughing last throughout the night and poor Emmett is so plugged up, I can hear a high pitched whistle noise when he breaths through his nose.. When I called them off this morning, the principal was saying that it's going around the school.  I'm gonna get them on some benadryl after they eat and hopefully that will help to clear them up a bit.  The oh shit happened when I realized that the boys had a 4 day weekend starting tomorrow.  That means with today added to that, they're gonna be home for the next 5 days... I love my kids more than life itself but I also like my sanity…

Rather than focus on what didn't go right today or the things I failed to accomplish, I thought maybe I could talk about a few of the things I did right.. For starters, I dragged myself out of bed this morning and while I was exhausted I had a good attitude.  ☺ I managed to get Emmett's shoes on in a way he found acceptable and did so on my first try.  The tooth fairy forgot to show up for Elliott last night and I was able to pull off a special delivery so the tooth fairy was able to save face with my middle minion.  😉 Emmett made it to physical therapy on time and I remembered to bring Elliott's tablet so he was able to entertain himself instead…

I'm struggling with Gavin's diagnosis and it's really hard for me to focus in anything else right now.  That being said,  I did get the kids off to school, mostly on time and I walked 3+ miles afterwards.  I had absolutely no desire to walk but those are the days when I truly need to force myself.  I'm glad I did but it really drained my tank for the rest of the morning/afternoon.... ☺ I feel pretty good that I accomplished that because it makes me feel a tiny bit productive today. . ☺ I take what I can get. . ☺

So it's a brand spanking new day and it's time to get the boys off to school.  Elliott's in rare form this morning and seems to have made it his mission in life to push Emmett's buttons.  I've already had to break up a few altercations between the two of them. That being said,  they have been relatively cooperative and I'm super grateful for that. ☺