Monday, October 24, 2011

Busy.

Jinnie is fine... glad the lyme disease was caught early.

Lots of dr. & dentist appts lately.

Just figured out one calling, only to be released & put in another (was in Activity Days, now in YW).

House is bigger than what I want to clean. Should have had the big house in Chile (where I could actually afford a maid) & the small house in the US. Lesson learned.

Forgot how much work owning a house is. Kind of miss calling the landlord so they can take care of every problem. But still, it's nice to have a place of our own again.

Forgot how much work it is owning a car. Transmission had to be pulled in my van recently. No, it's not an old van. Warranty covered it. Wahoo.

Spoke in Stake Conference (adult session) this weekend. Went better than expected. As soon as I finally figured out what I was supposed to say, all nervousness pretty much went out the window. Wahoo.

Zack forgot what it's like to sleep through the night (he's a growing boy & loves to eat). So did Hailey (coyotes wake her all the time). So did Ava (whenever she can't feel her heart beat she thinks she's dying... happens often during the night apparently). So did Jinnie (nightmares?). So did Dave (talking in his sleep... about my twin? I'll admit, we do need 2 of me to keep the house clean & get up in the night with my nocturnal family).

Monday, October 3, 2011

Ticks

About a month after we moved to the USA Jinnie ended up with a large tick embedded in her head. It was huge & full of blood. I kept waiting for Lyme disease. It never came.

Apparently she is very sweet because a deer tick recently decided to drink her blood and in return gave her Lyme disease. The joys. Fortunately we caught the bulls-eye surrounding the bite rather early and with the help of antibiotics she should be just fine. I will start being a better mother and sending my kids outside with bug spray and check them for ticks when they return home (which is not nearly as fun as Brad Paisley's song, 'Ticks,' makes it sound).