Gesundheit

It is already that time of year for kids to stay home and give their teachers a break. Despite the weather and temperature they still call it spring break. This gives the children the illusion that it is time to play outside without coats and they run to put on the shorts. This unfortunately leads to colds.

I have yet to receive the Florence Nightingale award for my nursing skills and bedside manner. My father-in-law has expressed his gratitude that when he is sick he doesn't have to be at my house. I have friends that can make you feel better with their thoughtfulness and sympathy. It is second nature for them to know just what you need. I admire this quality for in this area I find my skills greatly lacking. So you can imagine the joy that fills my heart as I hear the first child sniffle and bark.





(Our nephew Garrett. No, that isn't an icicle.)


I would like to believe that by sheer self-discipline one can be cured from whatever ails them or decided that the virus or bug which managed to penetrate the awesome defenses of my body doesn't exist. My poor children because of my views on health care may never even consider going into the medical field.

I am not against going to the doctor. I just don't like to. I would rather find out the cause and eliminate it rather then treat the symptoms. Therefore until I find this mythical physician who can help me accomplish my goal we don't run to the doctor when the noses begin to run. Instead my children will hear phrases like "be tough" and one from my childhood "well, what have you done to take care of it?"

Keeping in touch

I am well know for my poor skills in "keeping in touch". In fact my first year of college my dad had to leave a rather sarcastic message about my mom getting out of jail and other such ridiculous comments just to drive home the fact that I hadn't called or written to them in oh, 5-6 months. I do however enjoy seeing family and friends and picking up right where we left off as though we have been in contact every day.
To be honest though I am quite content to be in my own little world and think about all of the people I should "keep in touch" with. Not that I don't want to know how they are or the exciting events happening in there lives but I tend to assume that everyone is in a similar situation I am in and therefore hope they understand my lack of correspondence.
I am a mom of 6 active boys and try to keep every ones schedules straight, homework turned in on time, cub scout projects finished, scout campouts prepared for, snowboarding rides arranged and diapers changed. I also have the opportunity to work. I am active in my church, which brings additional responsibilities with it. I am told time and time again to keep my priorities straight. Well, by the time I take care of all the top priorities its somewhere around 1-2am the laundry is still waiting, the Christmas cards never got sent, the camera full of pictures as well as the boxes of scrap booking that I should have done years ago, all waiting patiently.
But there is hope. We live in an age of technology when I can type in one spot and wether everyone or noone reads it I can still check "keep in touch" off my priority list (my lists are a whole topic by themselves). Believe it or not my family and friends did make it to the priority list.