Taking the Scenic Route

Man, what is it this year?  It seems like one or all of us is constantly somewhat sick.  Nobody has been seriously ill, but this constant stuff is getting really annoying.  Maybe I am just more aware of it since there are a couple of people in our lives this last year that we can’t be around them sick….a newborn earlier this year, and my SIL who is fighting staph infection.  I also don’t want to take Zane to any group activities around other kids when he isn’t feeling great because 1)  I get really annoyed when people bring their kids to something sick and then when your child gets sick they say “oh, that sounds like what *** had earlier this week”  Would it have killed you to mention that before we met up?!?  I had plans that are now messed up because my child doesn’t feel well.  And 2) it is hard enough for him to interact appropriately when he is feeling good, if he is tired or cranky, it is a mess and we usually end up having to leave because he can’t pull it together. 

Last night, Zach’s lymph nodes started bothering him, and his sinus started to clog and drip.  Today, I woke up with the same thing, and Zane obviously has something going on too because he is cranky, his nose is running, and he feels warmish (not hot enough to warrent the battle to take his temperature at this point).  I have let him watch videos most of today since he isn’t feeling well.  I am gonna have Veggie Tale’s songs stuck in my head for a while. lol. Every once in a while I get the energy to do something small, but it doesn’t last long and I am back to just sitting with Zane snuggled on my lap, reading blogs to the music of Veggie Tales.   I just ache all over, with clogged/dripping sinuses (and accompanying naseau of snot in your stomach), and sore throat from sinus drainage.  I hope this passes soon. 

I just have no energy to do any ‘real’ cooking tonight, so it was a pantry/freezer ‘dump’ meal.  I have a can of “cream of chicken” with some frozen chicken leftovers, some frozen veggies, and some frozen noodles.  I thought a chicken noodle type soup might taste good.  Hope Zane eats it too.