Still Sick

Yesterday I was feeling pretty good, and full of energy. I even knocked a few things off my growing To Do List. Last night, Dylan was up again ALL NIGHT, so today I am feeling awful. The aches are back, and my stomach is killing me, I’m thinking that it is from the antibiotics. I really feel like crawling back into bed and sleeping for the rest of the week.

Thade is doing well, but still coughing, and Dylan has perked up a bit too. His cough is still bad, but his runny nose is so much better today. Both of the kiddos have been really good about taking their medicine too. I’m putting a Gold Star on the calendar for everyday that the kiddos take their medicine. If they get 10 Gold stars we are renting Wall-E and Kung Fu Panda from RedBox. I bet they make it! They both really want to see both of the movies.

Casserole, Anyone?

I’m trying to sneak comfort meals into the menu, but so far the boy’s aren’t buying it (or biting it). If they see Green Bean Casserole on the menu Dad and Dylan are thrilled, but the mention of Tuna Casserole or Beef Stroganoff gets Nico the dirty looks from the boys, so I’ve decided to try out one of the casseroles on my Mom. Let’s see if she likes it, and maybe she can convince these boys that Casseroles aren’t too bad.

Its Fall, its cool, and what could be better than a Tuna Noodle Casserole for lunch? Well that and a Fresh Pear Crumble for dessert too… And yes, you have to clean your plate to get dessert.

Here is the recipe that I made:

  • 1/2 bag of Egg Free Noodles-cooked
  • 1 can of Broccoli Cheese Soup
  • 1/4 cup of Milk (whole of course)
  • 1/2 cup of Frozen Broccoli Chopped
  • 1 can of Tuna in water (drained)
  • 1/4 cup of Shredded Cheese
  • Dash of Salt, Pepper, and Garlic Salt
  • One Cup of Toasted Homemade Bread Crumbs

First get those Bread Crumbs toasting on the stove in a little bit of butter or margarine, stay close, so they don’t burn. Set your oven to 350 degrees, and gather up all of your supplies. In a large bowl combine the Cooked Noodles, Soup, Milk, Broccoli, and Cheese. Add in a dash of Salt, Pepper, and Garlic Salt… Well maybe 2 dashes of Garlic Salt, it is so tasty. Once the ingredients are well mixed, place the mixture in a baking dish, and top with the toasted Bread Crumbs. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees, and let the casserole cool a bit before you serve it to the kiddos… Even though they have already made up their minds that they don’t want to try the casserole, but I promise, it is delicious.

This casserole was so good, and a big hit with my Mom and me. The little guys didn’t care for it too much, oh well, it is strike one for of my favorite comfort foods.

Looking Up

I am determined for this week to go better… I took both of the kiddos out to Urgent Care yesterday, and we all had a check-up. Dylan had to be swabbed for the Flu virus, and he was none too pleased. Luckily the test results came back negative for the Flu, so the Doctor diagnosed all of us with Upper Respiratory Infection, and we were off to Walgreens for three prescriptions.

Walgreens took a little bit, there was a problem with my prescription. I have a Penicillin Allergy, and what I was prescribed contained it, but the luckily Pharmacist caught it, so I called the Doctor, and they called in a different one for me. Happily, I only have to take it for 5 days, I’m really not a fan of antibiotics. The boys have to take theirs twice a day for 10 days, but they were pretty good about taking their first dose.We’ll see how today goes.

Last night was another sleepless Dylan and Nico night, but so far the medicine is really helping me. I feel so much better all ready. I hope that the kiddos will be feeling better soon too, their coughs are still pretty rough today.

Tree Skirt In Progress

I got a pretty good amount of work accomplished on the Tree Skirt, and I think I have about ten more panels to sew on, and about 18,000 strings to cut.

I’m going to finish the top with some Bias Tape, and hopefully this Skirt will be ready for the Christmas Tree.

Feeling Icky

And the Flu makes a return…

It started with Thade coughing late Saturday night, and Dylan super achy on Sunday. Yesterday both of the kiddos were coughing and feeling icky, and last night I was up every 15 minutes with Dylan until 2:00 a.m. I finally brought him downstairs, so his coughs wouldn’t wake up everybody. This morning I ache all over, and I’m coughing once again… I am so sick of this flu!

James is going to take a 1/2 day today, and I’ll be taking the kiddos out to Urgent Care, and hopefully getting some medicine for us all. I feel so bad for the kiddos, Thade’s cough is so rough, and anytime Dylan moves he winces and cries, everybody just feels so icky today.