rough week

It all started okay but by Wednesday it started to go down hill. That morning I got Av on the bus and then we came home to get C to school. As we were leaving I decided to leave Jack outside in our fenced in yard bc he was very muddy and didn't want to put him in the house. After dropping C, E and I went to the grocery. As soon as I got home I knew something was wrong. Jack was gone. I didn't think too much of it right away bc he is someone known to roam to a few of our neighbors houses. They give him treats which is what keeps him coming back to our dismay. I called and called for him and after a few minutes of him not showing up the worry set in. Yes he drives me crazy but he was my first baby. He is SUCH a great dog and the kids would be devastated. Near tears I continued to call for him. I knew he could not have been gone long so I was hoping he was in the neighborhood and not at the pound or the vet 4 blocks away. Of course I was just hoping most of all he was safe. Put E in the stroller and started walking the neighborhood. We didn't get far and a lady pulled up with a big brown down in her car. Jack!!! I was so happy. She said he was 6 blocks away checking out her bunnies she has in her yard. She gave him "treats" 2 hotdogs. Great now he is going to start roaming to her house. Although not sure he thinks the car ride home is worth the hotdogs.

On Thursday during quiet time C was playing with her beads as she is always doing lately. All the sudden I heard, "mommy" in a voice I knew what was wrong right away. Yep a bead up her nose. OMG. I really thought she was older than that. wtf My heart dropped. What now. It took a minute but I was able to push it out from the top of her nose.

Thursday night was great and we all went to bed normally. About 130 Av woke us saying her ear hurt. I didn't put much stock in it. Her cold had been gone for days. I gave her meds and told her to go back to bed. She was up a few more times in pain that night. Poor thing. She ended up busting an ear drum (possibly) and missing most of her school day on Friday which messed up poor C's gymnastics. No fun. I will have to take her back in in a few weeks to make sure it heals ok and to check her hearing. She might end up needing tubes put back in.

During all of this I was dealing with another one of those headaches. Not as bad as my last one but enough pain to make me uncomfortable. Meds kind of take it away but not fully and as soon as they wear off it is back. I finally remembered that an ice pack before bed is what made the last one go away so I did that last night. I think it is gone. Need to remember ice for the next one. EVERYONE is sick here in this town and a headache seems to be part of it so I am still hoping these stupid headaches I am getting are a part of that.

J still has that cold too and does not feel great.

We canceled all of our weekend plans. Hopefully we can lay low and get rid of all the gunk and get well.