It was a better day. I am not feeling well yet, but I got through the day with saltines and plain rice. Bill got a tremendous amount of work done off of our ongoing to-do list. He finished the painting and mounting of the ironwork for the wall outside.

We tried to enjoy the evening while it is still nice enough to be on the patio.

The boys colored with chalk

The ice cream truck made an appearance

The boys were going to clean up their own mess

…or sit in it

We can’t hang out on the patio without a Brendan selfie

We didn’t want to go in when it was so nice out. So we decided to do the bubble bath outside. The air was warm, but the hose water was not. Bill kindly brought buckets of hot water from the kitchen to make their bath nice.

They crack me up

Our wall has a bunch of solar lights, just bright enough for some “ambiance”.

Trevor has this new trick that he does where he leans way out over the footboard on his bed and opens the top of his dutch door so he can look out. He did this at 5:30 this morning, and he did it about 5 minutes ago as I type. I hope he sleeps well. We all need the rest.

I don’t have any pictures tonight, and I am too tired to type much. The boys’ health is improving, but I woke up at 5am with simultaneous chills and sweats and nausea. Without over-elaborating, I spent half my day in the bathroom.
I am tired of being so tired, I can’t believe I am sick again and now I go to bed with the anxiety eating at me that this will spread to the rest of the family.

I hope a night of rest will make a big difference.

There is not much to say about today. Everyone is a bit tired and trying to recover from a rough week. The boys act out their tiredness in the form of spazzing. It makes for a long day.

Brendan has a new trick. After some giggling and coaxing, he finally will make the jump from the couch on to the crash-mattress without needing a hand or for anyone to catch him. He is just too funny, he must have jumped 40 times tonight.