I know it has been over a month since my last entry. Uggg...There is a lot to catch up on. I am going to start from after Kaelyn's birthday, since that was my last post.
The kids are both out of school! Summer break, yeah! Kaelyn made it back to school in time for the last two weeks. She was able to do the chicken dance at the dance festival. That is the one thing she kept saying while in the hospital that she didn't want to miss. She was a very cute chicken dancer. Jacob did La Cucaracha (spelling?). He was a handsome Latino dancer! I think all of the girls wanted to be his partner...who wouldn't with his cuteness (he would die if he read this!). Kaelyn was able to graduate from kindergarten with her class. It was a very cute program...and I definitely teared up multiple times. She is in the class of 2021. Weird! I saw that at her graduation and it blew me away.
Last week both of the kids went to a week long camp. It is a camp for cancer kids and their siblings, called Camp Hobe. I couldn't believe that Kaelyn was old enough to spend 5 days and 4 nights without me! I had a much harder time than she did. She was VERY excited. Jacob couldn't wait either, he had gone last year and was chomping at the bit to go again this summer. They both had the times of their lives, even though it rained every day. I guess the momma has to let go some time. I really missed them both. But Wade and I did have some fun of our own. We decided it was high time for some couple time. We went out to Wendover and had a free night stay at one of the hotels there. We are not big gamblers, but we found plenty of things to do. We went to a movie, and had the theatre all to ourselves. We also went to check out the old WWII airbase that is there and ate at our Fav hamburger joint. It was really nice to have to quality time with the love of my life. By the time Friday came around though, I was ready to have the kids back. The house was WAY to quiet without them. Though I did clean more in the two days I home by myself than I have in a long time!
The only downer from Camp was what happened this week. On monday we received an email from the camp director that a couple of kids at camp had come down with the H1N1 virus (swine flu) shortly after returning home, meaning they were contagious up at camp. And then that evening, Kaelyn came down with a fever, cough and stomach pain. Man we had been trying so hard to avoid this one. I called her docs on tuesday morning and they quickly put her on Tamiflu, the anti-viral that is quite effective against this flu. I was very worried, not only for Kaelyn but for the whole family. Fortunately we caught it withing the first 48 hours and she seems to be getting better. Actually, she is running around the house playing like a monkey this morning. So, no worries. The rest of us are still healthy also. Wade and I did go around the neighborhood on Tuesday and tell eveyone what was going on. Kaelyn and Jacob had played with all of the kids n the neighborhood a lot over the weekend. I hope we didn't scare anyone too much, but we wanted them to be informed. I would feel horrible if one of the kids got sick and the family didn't now that they had be exposed. It is best if you can catch this virus in the first 48 hours. Anyway, we haven't had a single door bell or knock on the door in three days. I think they are all a little scared. Hopefully that is a good thing. We should off quarantine in a few days. Crazy week.
Well, now you are all caught up. We really are doing well. The roller coaster rolls on! Check out the flikr account, I have put up a bunch of photos.
Love to you all,
Angie
