Third Time's the Charm

Just last week I was thinking it had almost been a year since Addison's first high fever convulsion; maybe I would write an anniversary piece featuring the time my little sister had one. But instead, I'll just write more about Addison, because he had another one last night.

He and Keith were sitting at the table playing Castle Legos just before dinner. Charlotte was in her high chair hoping to get in on the action, Jocelyn was asleep in the swing, and I was lying on the couch reading a book. Keith was all ready to start "battle" when Addison apparently gazed up at the ceiling.

"What are you looking at Addison? What's up there?" Keith asked, craning his neck to spot whatever it was that had distracted Addison.

And that's when Addison fell to the floor with a THUMP!

I had looked up at Keith's comment, and saw Addison falling like a sack of potatoes out of his chair. When he didn't even cry out, I knew it was a convulsion.

Luckily, this one doesn't seem to have been as severe as the other two he experienced last year. He was breathing the entire time, albeit raggedly, so his lips never turned blue. There was only minimal twitching of the right arm and he seemed to be somewhat coherent, though his eyes were rolled back into his head the whole time. When I told him Daddy was going to give him some medicine, he did make an attempt to open his mouth and swallowed the Tylenol without choking. We put him into bed immediately, but he only slept for an hour and then demanded to do battle and eat dinner.

Maybe the older they are, the more mild the symptoms? Whatever the case is, I'm grateful it didn't last long and that he doesn't have a concussion from that fall.

I Hate Housework

"Housework, oh housework, I hate you, you stink
I wish I could wash you away in the sink."

-my adaptation of Shel Silverstein's "Homework"
(Only, I found one website that said it was by Jack Prelutsky so now I'm not sure.)

Anyhow, the point is, that I hate doing chores around the house.

So we bake brownies instead of washing the dishes.


And we lay around in our pajamas all day and read books instead of folding the laundry.


And, of course, we make faces at the baby.

Perhaps when my children are grown I will enjoy a clean house, but probably not.

New Year's Resolutions

Ten things I hope to do in 2010-

1- Grow a garden
I've been talking about it for years; now is the time for action.

2- Lose the baby weight
Generic, I know, but necessary.

3- Start a scrapbook for my kids
Addison is almost 4 years old for goodness sake!

4- Read 100 books
Not counting the millions of picture books I read to my kids.

5- Get my family to eat more fruits and veggies
(Perhaps the government recommended 5 a day for starters?)
We're carb-a-holics and that needs to change. Maybe the garden will help.

6- Host a social gathering (party/dinner/movie night) for someone other than my family
Don't get me wrong, I love my family, but it's about time I made some friends too.

7- Take a risk/try something new
Not a different entree at my favorite restaurant, something cool like surfing or white water rafting or hiking the Grand Canyon rim to rim.

8- Submit a piece of writing for publication
Not a novel or anything, maybe just a story for a magazine.

9- Sell something on Craig's List
Never done it, but I've got plenty of stuff to get rid of, so why not try to make some dough before carting it off to DI?

Which should help with...

10- Find a place for everything
Remember how I am highly disorganized?

So now you know what I will be working on this year. You can hold me accountable and maybe offer some support? What are your resolutions?