It has definitely been a different kind of Christmas this year, but not as different as I thought it might be. We went to my parents and spent the day there with them, as well as my grandma, and Simon and Grace and their family. It was a full house, but thankfully, all of the kids came in their jammies. So it was that kind of day, which was nice and relaxed. Our kids are still definitely sick, and Rowan and Solly juuust made it through present opening time before going to bed. They were both so ready.
Once the kids had opened presents, we had a glorious brunch of eggs, sausage, cinnamon buns, buns buns, oranges, and who knows what else. It was all so delicious. Adults opened gifts after that, which produced a lovely haul for each and every one of us!
We spent the rest of the day playing toys and reading books with the kids. I think I can safely say that we all felt pretty wiped out. The majority of us were sick, in varying degrees. When it was time for supper, we sat down to another super feast, this time of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cooked carrots, gravy, cranberries, etc. It was SO delicious, but sadly, its so hard to eat big meals when I feel quite this awful, so I didn’t even have much :/ Took much more than I should have. How do you eat when you can’t breathe??
Laela lost it halfway through supper, but the others ate pretty well. We had a quick FaceTime date with Caity and Stefan, so we could all be together even if just for a short time, and then we packed up and headed out. So. Much. Crying. Hahaha! Oy, our family is still really going through it.
Now, at the end of the day, Laela has a red, swollen eye. As we were discussing what to do with her, she was nodding off and asking to go to bed. I’m praying that, with her being quite so tired, she won’t rub it at all, and it’ll improve overnight. And if it doesn’t and we have to take her in, at least she won’t have worsened it. Right?? Ack! I hope I’m making the right decision… There is just SO much going on, and I fear the loss of sleep would be her undoing.
As the trend seems to be, I ask that you keep praying for us! I wish we had a funny family picture to share, like so many of you do, wishing everyone a Merry Christmas from our house to yours! We DO wish you a merry Christmas, but just couldn’t exactly get it together enough for a picture. One day we’ll be well enough again, and you’ll see pictures of our kids with smooth hair and a booger-free face. One day…
Merry Christmas, guys. I hope you’re having a lovely holiday with some special time spent with your family and friends.