It is Friday...again.

Where in the heck did the week go? It is freaking Friday already ladies!! Before I know it, Miss J will be 18 years old going off to college and I will be crying that she won't be in the house any more but we won't be childless, because we will have 3 other children left to leave!! Kidding. Probably only 1 or two!!

Anyway, the week went so fast. Tuesday I stayed home with Miss J because the night before she was up for hours coughing and not sleeping. So I brought her to bed with me and turned on the vaporizer and added some Vicks to the water...ahhh...she fell asleep around 3am. I figured she was going to be zonked all day and with her being in the toddler room now, she wouldn't be able to nap if she needed to earlier than 12:30 and I didn't want her coughing all over everyone and just thought she could use a good day at home - not to mention I was tired. But, surprise, she did fine. Not cranky, no whining, took a nap around 11:30 (I think she could have pushed it to 12:30 if I kept her busy, but I am not all that entertaining!!). She did surprisingly well.

Then Tuesday night, same thing. Up for a couple hours coughing...so we did the same routine again but added vicks to her chest this time. Worked like a charm. So we sent her to school on Wednesday and she did fine.

Wednesday night...we prepared by putting the vaporizer with vicks in her room, putting vicks on her chest and putting her down early...and she only woke up once. I rocked her a bit, and she went right back to sleep in her crib until 6am. Wheww.

And last night...not even a peep. She still has a cough and runny nose (more teething) but I think we have a good routine that helps her to sleep. I just hope this runny nose thing doesn't turn into another ear infection! Gosh, I hate the antibiotic routine.

Tonight is my company's Christmas party. They go all out and have a huge shin dig. Lets see, they have arts and crafts for the kids, they have Santa, they have sleigh rides outside, they have a game room with a HUGE flat screen TV (one of the things we distribute) to play WII or Playstation on, they have a huge spread of food with chocolate fountains and open bar...I could go on. It is pretty nice. So hubby is going to pick up Miss J from school and will meet me here since it starts at 5pm.

We probably won't stay long. Miss J has been zonked by 6pm and soooo hungry when we pick her up around 5pm (not sure if she isn't eating very much at school or what??). So we will probably eat, see Santa, say HI to some people, and leave.

I think Miss J did pretty good at school this week. I am not sure I love the new teachers though. A couple of them are nice, but one is just kind of, blahh. I know it is going to be nothing like the Infant room where they coddled the kids and let them do whatever. She has a routine now. They have circle time, and art time, and specified nap time. I think it is exhausting for the new kids. It is a big change. Most of the time when we picked her up this week she was crying. I think she was overwhelmed and over stimulated with everything. Plus, she is starving. So much that she goes right to her bag and gets her snack container and eats most of it. I know it will take time to adjust, it is just weird for me and her. I don't think she is having a hard time, just adjusting.

I feel like I have a cold coming on. I felt it yesterday. So I have been taking zinc, drinking echinacea tea, using my netti pot...trying anything to fend it off. I have been lucky not getting sick yet...but I think the key is yet. Hopefully it will wait until Sunday. We are meeting my sister and her family downtown Chicago tomorrow to go to the Children's museum at Navy Pier and then have dinner. Our annual get together.

I guess I rambled enough.

Thanks for your thoughts and prayers about my last post. I sure hope DH is able to sit down with SIL and talk through this stuff. Every time I bring it up to him, he gets defensive and doesn't want to talk. Hmmm, just like SIL when DH brings up sensitive things to her. Hmmm, something common in the family, huh. I just hope either DH sucks it up and keeps his mouth shut (to her at least), or they talk.

Have a great weekend.