Sunday, February 13, 2011
2/10/11 - In My Arms
Nathan has been extra sleepy with his illness these past few days, and for the first time in years, my baby boy fell asleep in my arms today. I'm thrilled that I had my iPhone handy to snap the memory, but so sad that I didn't know that the front facing camera on the iPhone doesn't take full quality photos. Oh well, here it is anyway. It's far from perfect, but I cherish it.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
2/9/11 - 103.09 Degrees
In the fever contest, I win topping out today at just above 103 degrees. This was not a great day. Fever, coughing, chills, aches....just plain sick. Nathan was a pretty good boy for me.
Here is a terrible self portrait. I had just woken up from falling asleep on the couch while watching tv. Camera was right there, so I set the timer and grabbed a photo of the last of the sickies. I looked to the side and noticed that Nathan had fallen asleep as well.
These have not been retouched at all...I just plain don't have the energy.
Here is a terrible self portrait. I had just woken up from falling asleep on the couch while watching tv. Camera was right there, so I set the timer and grabbed a photo of the last of the sickies. I looked to the side and noticed that Nathan had fallen asleep as well.
These have not been retouched at all...I just plain don't have the energy.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
2/8/11 - Outbreak
Phew! I almost forgot to take today's picture! Was sitting here and checking my e-mail before going up to bed, looked at the clock and realized...it's 10 o'clock and I haven't taken a picture today.
Today marks a milestone in the project. I took just one photo today. Yup...just one. And in a moment you'll see why.
Nathan's fever is still there, but improving greatly. Unfortunately, the illness has spread. Today it hit the most unlikely of victims, my husband. Yes, my husband who almost never gets sick. Poor guy. He was sacked with a fever and a sick 3 yr old while I was at work molding young musical minds.
So I remember I need a picture...and that I wanted to document the rare event that is my husband's illness. I quickly grab the camera...glance at the settings and figure they're a good starting point. Then I point, click, and hear my dear sweet husband inform me that he doesn't want to be my picture today. OOPS! Too late now.
My unwilling model. Think he'll forgive me? ......I made cookies!
Oh, by the way, I'm next. Expect a not so beautiful self portrait of the sick me in a day or two. Didn't I just get over a cold? DARN KIDS AND THEIR GERMY GERMS!
Today marks a milestone in the project. I took just one photo today. Yup...just one. And in a moment you'll see why.
Nathan's fever is still there, but improving greatly. Unfortunately, the illness has spread. Today it hit the most unlikely of victims, my husband. Yes, my husband who almost never gets sick. Poor guy. He was sacked with a fever and a sick 3 yr old while I was at work molding young musical minds.
So I remember I need a picture...and that I wanted to document the rare event that is my husband's illness. I quickly grab the camera...glance at the settings and figure they're a good starting point. Then I point, click, and hear my dear sweet husband inform me that he doesn't want to be my picture today. OOPS! Too late now.
My unwilling model. Think he'll forgive me? ......I made cookies!
Monday, February 7, 2011
2/7/11 - Tin Foil Snowflakes
Poor Nathan is still feeling very sick, so today will be all restful activities. He is still very feverish, but well enough to sit up for short amounts of time. I found this sweet little snowflake craft on the entertaining and useful Frugal Family Fun Blog.
Nathan had some frustration ripping the tin foil..no doubt due to his not feeling well, but once that task was over he really enjoyed making his little snowflakes.
We're really big on letting Nathan help choose things lately, so he picked out the images I'm sharing today.
Nathan had some frustration ripping the tin foil..no doubt due to his not feeling well, but once that task was over he really enjoyed making his little snowflakes.
We're really big on letting Nathan help choose things lately, so he picked out the images I'm sharing today.
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| Nathan would like you to know that he's saying "poop" in this photo. |
2/6/11 - Flu
Looks like Nathan picked up the flu...again. Poor child. This one hit him really hard. Usually when he's sick you can hardly tell. He rarely feels so bad that his mood and/or activity level is affected, but this time it was. He was really feeling rotten. I let him play a lot of Mario Cart this morning to distract him from his discomfort.
Poor child fell asleep right in the middle of a race. I of course grabbed the camera.
Poor child fell asleep right in the middle of a race. I of course grabbed the camera.
2/5/11 - Nilly
We have 2 cats. Steinway is mine, and Nilly is the cat Rich brought to the marriage. When they coined the phrase "scaredy cat", they were talking about Nilly. As long as I can remember, Nilly has been afraid...of everything. I think the day we brought Nathan home from the hospital was perhaps the worst day of her life. A screaming, wiggling being that was in HER room! She is still terribly afraid of Nathan who has been nothing but sweet to her from the very long distance that she requires remains between them at all times. Let it be known...her fear is in no way based in reality. She has never once been hurt by anyone or anything that I'm aware of.
I'm sad to say that Nilly is nearing the end of her young life. Several months ago we found a malignant tumor on her leg and at that time made the difficult decision not to amputate the leg and fight the cancer. We decided that for Nilly (who most definitely is not a fighter) it would be just too difficult for her to overcome losing a leg that way. We opted instead for the "make her as happy and comfortable as possible for as long as possible" route. It has been difficult to watch her decline slowly...but I'm positive that it has been easier on her than the alternative would have been. She no longer has the use of that leg, but it was gradual and painless.
With losing the use of her leg, Nilly has had to find more bravery than I think she ever thought she could. She simply can't hide the way she used to. She tries, but it's hard for her to get in and out of small places, so she has had to be out and about in the presence of that terror..Nathan! She has had to trust us way more than she was ever willing to. She has been a real trooper. She's pretty much the same as she always was...except that we actually get see her more often.
Here are several pictures of our girl.
Here she is on our bed in her spot.
She looks all ferocious in this photo...but she's really just chatting with us.
Pretty Green Eyes
Neat and tidy
No kitty has ever been more loved.
or scared. Here is her response to hearing Nathan wake up from his nap in the next room.
This is Steinway. I include this because my cat has not been as kind as one would hope to poor Nilly. When we added a food dish upstairs so Nilly wouldn't have to struggle up and down the stairs to eat, he started eating all her food. He pushes her out of the way and takes advantage of her in any way we can. About a week ago, Rich bought this kitty bed for Nilly because it seemed she was getting uncomfortable laying on the floor with the tumor....and I guess Steinway decided that he needed it more. Hard to explain to a cat why he shouldn't be so selfish.
I'm sad to say that Nilly is nearing the end of her young life. Several months ago we found a malignant tumor on her leg and at that time made the difficult decision not to amputate the leg and fight the cancer. We decided that for Nilly (who most definitely is not a fighter) it would be just too difficult for her to overcome losing a leg that way. We opted instead for the "make her as happy and comfortable as possible for as long as possible" route. It has been difficult to watch her decline slowly...but I'm positive that it has been easier on her than the alternative would have been. She no longer has the use of that leg, but it was gradual and painless.
With losing the use of her leg, Nilly has had to find more bravery than I think she ever thought she could. She simply can't hide the way she used to. She tries, but it's hard for her to get in and out of small places, so she has had to be out and about in the presence of that terror..Nathan! She has had to trust us way more than she was ever willing to. She has been a real trooper. She's pretty much the same as she always was...except that we actually get see her more often.
Here are several pictures of our girl.
Here she is on our bed in her spot.
She looks all ferocious in this photo...but she's really just chatting with us.
Pretty Green Eyes
Neat and tidy
No kitty has ever been more loved.
or scared. Here is her response to hearing Nathan wake up from his nap in the next room.
This is Steinway. I include this because my cat has not been as kind as one would hope to poor Nilly. When we added a food dish upstairs so Nilly wouldn't have to struggle up and down the stairs to eat, he started eating all her food. He pushes her out of the way and takes advantage of her in any way we can. About a week ago, Rich bought this kitty bed for Nilly because it seemed she was getting uncomfortable laying on the floor with the tumor....and I guess Steinway decided that he needed it more. Hard to explain to a cat why he shouldn't be so selfish.
Friday, February 4, 2011
2/4/11 - Poker With Mom
About a year ago I was playing a lot of Facebook poker. I frequently played with friends....it's a good time, you play, you chat, you bankrupt all the other players. I got really busy with all the million of other things I really should have been doing with my time and stopped playing poker regularly. BUT, tonight, I was catching up on my Facebook and noticed that my mom had sent some poker chips my way. COOL! Mom's in poker.
For those of you who don't know, my mother, who was most recently living with us for a spell, has now moved several thousand miles away.
So, tonight, I was able to play poker with my Mother across 3 time zones. We played and chatted a little....I'm always just amazed at the technology that allows us to do that. We skype, we chat, we text photos back and forth. She can see video of Nathan moments after the video is captured. It's just amazing, and wonderful.
So, the photo. Isn't a beauty? On the lower left hand side you can see my mother, Becky. I'm upper right. In the text box you can see that I had just said to my mother that I have no ideas for tonight's photo. You can't see that she responded "It doesn't have to be a work of art you know." You're right Mom...I immediately grabbed the camera and snapped a photo of the screen. Done! Thanks Mom.
For those of you who don't know, my mother, who was most recently living with us for a spell, has now moved several thousand miles away.
So, tonight, I was able to play poker with my Mother across 3 time zones. We played and chatted a little....I'm always just amazed at the technology that allows us to do that. We skype, we chat, we text photos back and forth. She can see video of Nathan moments after the video is captured. It's just amazing, and wonderful.
So, the photo. Isn't a beauty? On the lower left hand side you can see my mother, Becky. I'm upper right. In the text box you can see that I had just said to my mother that I have no ideas for tonight's photo. You can't see that she responded "It doesn't have to be a work of art you know." You're right Mom...I immediately grabbed the camera and snapped a photo of the screen. Done! Thanks Mom.
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