If you can't tell by the frequency of my posts (meaning there is little else I feel well enough to do), I'm sick again. I'm ready to be so over this. Again.

But on the bright side...there are some happy things:

Luke's occasional doing of the dishes

Z~ picking up groceries, especially the much-craved orange juice

L~ being mostly cheerful, even in the morning (and making it to jazz band--at some point--every day this week)

K~ being mostly patient even though I'm not a good mom right now. At least I have the basics down--hugs and cuddles morning and night

Shane taking the kids shopping for baseball and softball cleats and doing the early morning drop-off for jazz band this week so I could rest a little

Melody indulging me with a salad from Cafe Rio and a good visit last night

a half-day of PTO today that will (hopefully) help me recover over the weekend

being able to say "no" to visiting teaching, scouts and a couple of other obligations (as well as, sadly, a couple of things I really wanted to do)

sunshine after snow

and still--blossoms, ducks and Puffs plus with lotion