February 28

Will was still feeling under the weather today, so we did a whole lotta' nothing. In an attempt to get him to eat breakfast, I made french toast. Marc and I enjoyed it, but Will wasn't really interested in anything but the syrup. Will was in a great mood all day, but he was pretty tired and lethargic. Consequently, he ended up watching more t.v. than we would have liked. Marc and Will even had a great time watching Muppet video clips on youtube.

February 27

Today Sarah and I presented to all of the 5th grade teachers at our in-service day. Right when we were cleaning up for the day I got a call that Will had thrown up at school so I rushed out to pick him up. When I walked into his room at school, Will looked at me and said, "I spit on Joelle's floor!" Poor little guy! For having a fever and throwing up, he was in remarkably good spirits. Will didn't want anything but "white crackers" for dinner and ended up eating at least half of sleeve of them!

February 26

We woke up to only a trace of snow but school was two hours late because the roads were icy. We took advantage of our extra time by having breakfast together at the table. Marc went to the bakery and got us coffee and quiche...yummy! It was a great way to start the day!

February 25

Will likes to sit on the toilet rather than his potty chair, which is a problem since we have to hold him up. Today Will got his new stepladder/potty chair combo that fits right in front of the commode. He was SO excited. Here's a recap of how it went: up the ladder, sit and wait, down the ladder, back up, try to turn around on the seat, climb down, back up the ladder, try to sit backwards on the seat, down again, move the ladder, back up, sit, try to go to the bathroom but get too excited, turn around to see if anything is in the toilet yet. Nope. Sit some more and actually go to the bathroom. Get down, move the ladder, fold up the ladder, try to sit on it folded, fall down. Get drug out of the bathroom by mom to get a big boy diaper on. Mom is almost successful until Will yells, "pee pee!" Back in the bathroom to do it all over again. At least he really had to go and wasn't just trying to play with his new toy again. (We're happy with the purchase...it gives Will the independence he needs to go to the bathroom by himself even if it does make going to the bathroom a nearly 10 minute affair.)

February 24

Today was busy! After school, Will and I headed to the store to get some food for our school potluck tomorrow. We raced home to put away groceries, picked up Marc and were off again to dinner and a performance at school. Will had a great time at the performance - he enjoyed watching the 6th graders dance and sing. At the end of every song, he'd exclaim, "Again?" We got home and put Will to bed but my day was not quite over yet. I spent the last hour of my night making chili for our potluck lunch tomorrow. I'm ready for bed!

February 22

My back is doing much better today and I was even able to walk around without too much pain. We took a family trip to the grocery store and picked up some artichokes. Wanting to savor every bite, we timed it so that they would be finished cooking after Will went to sleep. We watched the Oscars while enjoying our buttery 'chokes!

February 21

Due to my back, I was hardly able to walk, let alone help take care of Will today. I am so fortunate to have such a great husband who let (made) me rest on the couch all day. Marc did everything today - from taking Will to gymnastics, to cleaning the house, to making dinner. I did manage to snap this shot of Marc taking a well deserved break while Will was napping. I couldn't help but giggle when I saw that both he and the cat had their right arms outstretched.