Thursday, January 26, 2012

A Week at the Copemans

So a recap of a week at the Copeman house:
Thursday: Anna has ear infection start antibiotics. Emilie comes home from school bc she puked.
Friday night: JT puking
Sat very early morning: Me (puking, diarrhea and passing out)
Sat morning: Me aching all over
Sat afternoon: Becca and Anna with fever. Becca with diahhrea.
Sunday: Jay sick with same as me!
Monday:Jay still sick
Tuesday:Ditto Monday
Wed: Anna wakes up with hives and rash all over entire body, take to doctor. Diagnosis (hand,foot and mouth)
Wed night:give anna antibiotics rash worsens, call nurse and says that it is allergic reaction.
Thursday: Becca says ear hurts, take her with to appointment with a different doctor that anna is seeing.
Thursday afternoon: Anna allergic to antibiotic for original ear infection, now has a double ear infection. Rebecca has ear infection.
Thursday night: Both girls start new antibiotics and anna starts benedryl. ANNA DOES NOT HAVE HAND, FOOT, AND MOUTH.
Friday...I am getting checked into generose!

Monday, January 16, 2012

Too many things on my plate...

Sometimes I feel like I am a glutton for punishment because I can't say no!  Why do I continue to take on so many different responsibilities?  I guess the answer to my own question is right there...I can't say no.  I enjoy the feeling of fufillment I get from accomplishing a task, but as you might guess that doesn't happen as often as I would like because the list of things doesn't get any shorter.
I guess it would be safe to say that I can quit complaining to my sister and close friends about the fact that I barely have time to shower and just start saying 'no' and maybe have a little more me time in the process.  But first let me finish the things on this long list...