It has been a rough month. This is not an excuse for completely refusing to acknowledge any of the November birthdays. I really really hope that your birthday was wonderful Jennifer (and Ann Marie, if she reads this!). Who else did I overlook?
I am very jealous of your Thanksgiving week! I hope everyone is healthy (I heard poor Monica has been through the ringer!!) and you have a wonderful celebration. I can't wait to see the blog post about all the fun!
We are suffering through the world's worst flu bug. I am not even sure we are going to be able to attend Mom's big Thanksgiving dinner. Luke, Sean, and Liam had it last week . . . Luke threw up every day for the entire week. Now Katie has it. I am afraid I might have to bring her in for IV fluids today. She's been vomiting since Sunday afternoon and can't keep any fluid down. She also had a high fever all day yesterday. She's just miserable. The fact that Grace hasn't had it yet makes me very wary about bringing her to a house full of people who have to travel home. This is NOT the flu to share!!
We also had some bad news about Sean . . . turns out he is pretty severely allergic to, well, pretty much everything airborne. Dust, mold, pollen, trees, grass, pet dander, etc etc. He still has welts on his back from the allergy testing last Friday. He's on steroid drugs to try to clear out his nose, ("I don't think he has been able to breath through his mouth his entire life" was the lovely "Mom-guilt-inducing" quote from the doctor) and we have been instructed to rip out every shred of carpet, wash all the curtains weekly, mop the floors and dust daily, etc. Yea, that's likely. Oh, and install a very expensive house-wide air filter, never open the windows, etc. Good times.
Anyway, we'll keep plugging along and see what the rest of the week shall bring.
(Well, it appears I am using the menu-planning blog to vent about the last couple weeks. Ooops! Sorry to dump it here, but now I feel better. :) Without further ado, here is the highly exciting meal plan for the week . . . last week's was modified a bit due to the aforementioned flu. Luke vomited all over my beautifully roasted garden brussels sprouts, for example. We had PB&J that night . . .)
Monday: broiled salmon, roasted new potatoes, sauteed mushrooms and pea pods, citrus salad
Tuesday: waffles and fruit
Wednesday: spaghetti and meatballs (never had it last week)
Thursday: hopefully Thanksgiving feast at mom's! I am contributing a derby pie. :)
Friday: Grilled ham and cheese, corn (Pat and Dave's 50th anniversary dinner out. My babysitter had to cancel, so I am going . . . Liam will take the kids to the local tree-lighting festivities. I am sorry to miss it!)
Saturday: homemade pizza
Sunday: oven fried chicken, roasted sweet potatoes, broccoli, sauteed kale
I hope you all have a wonderful celebration this week!!
Love,
Kathy
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