Sick of Being Sick!

BEWARE: I’M COMPLAINING AND ORNERY!!!

Sadie came down with her 5th cold since Christmas! Ben and I also woke up with sore throats and achy bodies today. It is so hard to be sick while being a mom because there is zero time to slow down and let a body heal itself. Sadie doesn’t feel good and can’t breath so she is up two or three times a night and then I’m up at 5 am for Seminary (which by the way I still need to plan a lesson for tomorrow and the seminary supervisor is coming to class). What kills me is that almost every cold she’s had comes two days after I’ve been asked to substitute in primary (which is becoming a common occurrence – hence, all the colds). With Ben being in the Bishopric he can’t take her, so she is in primary with me and I can’t get the kids to keep their hands off her. I’m positive she picks the colds up at church. Positive. So, at what point can I tell people ‘no’ without becoming a mean person? What I’m trying to say is that I am so, so, so tired of being sick and having a sick baby and husband to take care of. Before we have a chance to recover from one cold, another one is upon us, and Ben now jokes that he has emphysema which I’m starting to think is true. Ok, I’m done. Forgive my orneriness!

On a happy note, I made the most wonderful stuffed chicken breasts tonight. I put basil, Parmesan cheese, pine nuts, and roasted garlic in them. Yum! Ben is working late tonight, so I didn’t have anyone to enjoy eating it with – but it was delicious, just the same!

On another happy note, Sadie and I met Ben at the park today for a picnic lunch. The weather was beautiful and we had a wonderful time. Here are some pictures from the day:

On an even happier note we had an extremely wonderful, relaxing Saturday. We sat by the pool, I read a book, took a nap….it was a lovely day! Oh, how I miss that day!!!

One more thing to share, I took Sadie on a walk Sunday night while Ben was at New Beginnings. When I got back to the house, Sadie had fallen asleep like this:

Overall, I now see more clearly, I don’t have much to complain about. Life is really really great, even if some days are hard. Now I must stop procrastinating and plan my seminary lesson!