May has been the longest month ever. Did it really only have 31 days? It felt like 60 over here. I tested positive for covid on May 10th and felt pretty awful for a good 10-12 days. Paul got a stomach bug/fifths disease the weekend after I tested positive. Then Will tested positive on May 21st and today is his last day of isolation. Thank God. 10 days is just way too long IMO. He was sick for about 1/2 a day. We tested him on Friday and he was negative at that point - he may have been negative even sooner. We tested him so I could feel comfortable taking him to the park, etc. A negative test doesn't impact his isolation period, though. We'll be doing a happy dance when I drop him off at daycare tomorrow! He's bored at home, and we are out of ways to entertain him. Thankfully the weather was nice every day of his isolation except last Wednesday when it rained nearly all day. Can you tell how I've stayed sane during the last 10 days? I did a lot of podcast listening while taking him on multiple long walks each day.
Luckily he loves walks. He says hola to people we see, gets excited when he sees dogs, and loves this culvert by the creek.
Here's how we filled the time on the long weekend.
- We went to the Farmer's Market on Sunday morning where the boys shared another donut! We met the friend I saw at the lake and her 2 boys. The Farmer's Market is by one of the 3 parks we visited so it's a great market for people with kids. Paul did not want to leave when I needed to head home for lunch with Will so Paul stayed with them for another 2 hours! The mom is one of my best friends - I would not just leave my kid behind with anybody! They are like family to us (the dad was one of Phil's best men in our wedding).
- We played in the backyard and enjoyed popsicles on Sunday when it was sooo hot and humid out. Even Phil and I had popsicles. I also enjoyed a DQ blizzard after the kids went to bed. I had wanted one on Mother's Day but it was cold that day/not ice cream weather so we decided to hold off until a hot day.
- Keeping it real here - everyone had their meltdowns. I may not have laid on the floor and cried or pouted, but felt like doing so at times. Especially since one or both boys were up around 5-5:30 all weekend so the days were very long.
Tomorrow is a fresh month and both kids will be in daycare. My sister flies in that night with her niece! They'll spend the night with us and then my parents will come get them on Thursday and bring them to the lake. Then we head there on Friday as my nephew's grad party is on Saturday! So June is getting off to a busy, but fun start.
How was your weekend?
Oh my goodness Lisa, you DID IT. So glad that Will's isolation ends tomorrow and you can get back to normal!
ReplyDeleteWoof, that sounds like a LOT of stuff. Can I just say that it is a big problem, moms not being in photos because we are always taking them? I'm glad you got a few of yourself.
ReplyDeleteAlso, my friend Gwen has a blog called Delightful Adventures and all the recipes are gluten-free and vegan. You probably don't need the vegan part but all her GF stuff looks good. I mean, I haven't tried them myself as I am gluten-full, but I just thought I'd plug it. https://delightfuladventures.com/
It looks like you really made the best of a crappy situation!! THANK GOODNESS for decent weather.
ReplyDeleteThat pic of Paul giving the thumbs up totally cracks me up! He looks like a real big kid, for some reason! Too funny. And I also love the bucket hat you have on Will. Our boys, especially Ethan, used to wear those ALL the time when they were in that 1-3 or so range. I just loved them on them- so adorable. We had several and I can picture them so clearly. We also had a blue/ denim looking one, similar to Will's. :)
Hoping you can now relax and enjoy your sister, the grad party and all the fun!!
So here's the weird thing. I remember those long, long, loooong days where you feel like everyone is going to lose their minds. But I also miss them in a weird way! There's something about taking a long walk, trying to kill as much time as possible by stopping to look at every single rock and flower, that seems nice in retrospect. Once the kids are past that toddler stage you never get to do that- it seems like you're always hurrying from one place to another. I'm sure you're happy those ten days are over though (no matter what I say!)
ReplyDeleteAbout those cookies... when my cookies come out flat like that it's usually because they need more flour. Also, do you chill them? Chilling the dough in the fridge will make them thicker. You may have tried both of those things with no luck, in which case you're probably looking around for a new recipe. Have you checked out Sally's Baking Addiction? I use her recipe (she has several different chocolate chip cookie variations- I make the crispy ones.)
I"ll picture you doing your happy dance tomorrow! Enjoy!
so glad you made it through!!!
ReplyDeleteDQ blizzards are seriously the best treat. I love the Reese's or the Oreo :)
It felt like 60 days here, too. I was basically "in" still but on Monday Rick and I did cemetery flowers and took a picnic to a park by the river. It was good to get out!
ReplyDeleteOnward!
"I may not have laid on the floor and cried or pouted, but felt like doing so at times." Mood unlocked.
ReplyDeleteI wish it were more socially acceptable for adults to have a meltdown on the floor. There is something cathartic about crying and stomping your feet, you know?! Haha.
ReplyDeleteYou had a ROUGH May and I'm glad you can finally end Will's quarantine period and take him back to school. That must have been so hard but look at those 20k step days! Incredible!
Ugh. What a tough month.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I blogged a few months ago about a day I literally put myself down on the floor, ugly sobbed and pounded the floor with my fists. Honest to goodness. It was both depressing and also liberating. And I haven't done it since, but feel like it was cathartic to get it out of my system.
Lisa - you have just had all the rotten luck lately. Love the sunny pictures and the beach and the UNO and all the positives...but also appreciate the crummy stuff you're dealing with - hang in there, friend <3
That was a tough month, my friend. I hope things are looking up in your house in June.
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