After a few days of fighting off a cold/virus, finally succumbed to it yesterday afternoon. Cancelled LifeGroup at our house and took the night to hopefully recover. Today, felt even worse and most of the kids are claiming similar symptoms. Here's to lots of water and orange juice and relaxation!

After feeding children and washing dishes, we've spent the rest of the day in lazy pursuits. I'm working on my first baby blanket for our little bean. Challenging piece, but hopeful it will look great in the end. Had a good phone chat with my Mom. So nice to be able to talk with her and have a relationship with her. I feel more and more fortunate to have her as my mother every single day. After taking care of lunch and watching "Mulan" in an attempt to have some learning (going along with our Ancient History), I did a few more rows on my blanket before my weekly phone chat with my older sister. So nice to have someone who married into the same crazy family that I did and be able to work through some of the horribleness that has taken place in the last part of 2013. Work in progress. Feel empowered to focus on the work I have to do and be active in the relationships I desire. Toxic people have no place in an active position in my mind or life.

Spending the rest of this sick day vegging on Netflix, working on my blanket, and waiting for energy to return. Blech.