Sick Days and a Snow Day

Our first week in TN included christening our new home with the stomach bug! It started with Jonah, got to me, and then poor Noelle threw up at the end of her school day on Wednesday. Clara possibly had it- she was fussier than usual and spitting up more, but other than that seemed fine. Thankfully Luke has not gotten it (and we're praying that continues!), and he was able to work from home on Wednesday so that I could get some rest. I am so thankful for a husband who has always stepped it up when me or the kids get sick!

how most of our sick days were spent- tv and sleeping

We've been pretty housebound, but after five consecutive hours of no puking yesterday and way too much tv, I told the kids we were getting in the car and driving up to visit daddy at work. There was no way we were getting out of the car because we must contain all the germs, but mama needed to leave the house! This was my first time attempting to drive anywhere other than to Noelle's school or the donut shop (priorities!), but thank goodness for GPS. We hopped on the highway and got to Luke's work in about 20 minutes. (In two years, we never once went to visit him at his job in DC- yet another advantage of this job!) We called him when we got there, and he came out with chocolate chip cookies for all of us. We looked a hot mess, but it was good to see him, see his office building, and drive around for a bit.

Yesterday it also happened to be close to 70*, which made me even more eager to escape the house. If children were well, I would have taken them to the play ground in our neighborhood or to a local park. The kids may have been in pajamas, and I might have had crazy eyes,but a drive in the car was good for all! 

We're also getting to experience our first TN snow day today! With the 70* weather yesterday we were also getting a winter weather advisory on our phones warning us of impending snow and ice. We got an email from Noelle's school by the end of the school day yesterday that based on the counties around where we live, her school was also calling a snow day.

I decided to brave the roads and take the kids out this morning for a quick drive to Target to pick up bread and some other necessities (like a Valentine's day garland). We walked in and the first thing Noelle said was "it's so quiet in here!" Luke went in to work, but planned on coming home around lunch time to get back before the roads got too bad. He said only about six of his co-workers were there, and most headed home when he did. We're getting busy with crafting, playing, pizza making, and tv watching, of course!