Last week was full of excitement and chaos. First of all, I had parent teacher conferences at school. I had to work a different schedule than normal which really seemed to throw our routine off a bit. Thankfully, they are over and we got through the week with lots of babysitting help from my mom and sister. I like getting the chance to meet with parents, but conferences are exhausting and I am always a little relieved when they are done with.
Last Monday, Ashlyn had a big day. A friend of mine does the marketing for a Chick Fil A in town. That location was doing a special promotional week for the Flying W Ranch that burned down in the Waldo Canyon Fire this summer. She asked me if the kids would be interested in coming for an event that was going to be filmed by the news. I asked Ashlyn, and of course she enthusiastically said, "Yes!". I knew that Dawson was still a little young to be a part of something like that, but I knew Ashlyn would do great. They had one of the Flying W Wranglers talking with the kids. There were several other kids there too. Ashlyn did a wonderful job of sitting and listening. Three of the local news stations came to record it. They actually filmed over about 45 minutes and I was very pleased with how well Ashlyn did. Afterwards, the kids and I got to order anything we wanted for lunch and the kids had a great time playing in the play area. We recorded all the news broadcasts that night. One of the channels really showed Ashlyn well and you could see her beautiful smiling face. It was definitely a very special opportunity!!!
Dawson had a very rough week last week. Last Friday, his babysitter called me on my way to pick him up to tell me that he had a fever. His fever continued over night and I decided that he should go to urgent care on Saturday because I was convinced he had an ear infection. Well, they said his ears looked fine and that he just had a virus. He did a little better Sunday, but by Monday he still wasn't his usual happy self. Tuesday afternoon I had to work and my Mom watched the kids. I got home before he woke up from his nap. He woke up just miserable. He had a high fever, he was lethargic, clingy, and what concerned me the most was that he was breathing rapidly. I called the doctor's, but by that time only the after hours was open. Joey took him in and they determined that he had an ear infection and pneumonia in his left lung!!! As usual my mother's intuition was right and I just knew that there was something big going on. They immediately put him on some very strong antibiotics. Joey stayed home with him the next day and he said he was already doing better. He has been very slowly getting better. He has been cranky and very clingy the last few days. I think he is still fighting the tail end of that viral infection that antibiotics can't do anything for. Today is the first day that he has been more like his usual happy, sweet self. I pray that he continues to stay healthy and has no more scares like that!
We also discovered this week that the flash to our camera is no longer working. This is a huge bummer for me! I take that camera everywhere and I am always taking pictures to put on the blog. It is very poor timing with Halloween and Ashlyn's birthday around the corner. Luckily, Joey got the extended warranty, so we were able to send it in. Who knows when we will get it back. My sister as offered her camera for Ashyln's birthday party. The blog might be a lot more sparse with pictures for the next few weeks.
Ashlyn's birthday party is this Saturday. It's her biggest party yet and I think there are around 12 kids coming. She is so excited and I knows it going to be amazing! I will be sure to take lots of pictures.
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