Quick Visit

We just got back from a quick visit in Fort Smith. We'd hoped to leave Friday afternoon, but all of the storms there and here delayed us until Saturday morning. Thus, the trip was shorter than we would have liked.

Of course, it has been too long between trips. I wanted to check on Pop Pop since he's been having so much trouble with his knees and legs and check on Aunt Jackie since her Parkinson's didn't sound like it was improving. I found them both doing much better than I had expected and in good spirits, despite the fact that the storms Friday knocked down a tree and the power lines to Aunt Jackie's house. Luckily, Jackie's power was restored Sunday morning. Since Jackie and Bill are in their 80s, we were worried about them being without power in the heat.

On the way to Fort Smith, Caitlin started sneezing in the car. She now has a full snotty nose and congestion. At first, we thought it was allergies until we noticed she was putting everything in her mouth. She's also drooling a lot, so I think it must be one of her molars. She hasn't eaten well for the last week or so, which we attributed to reflux. Now, I'm starting to think it is the teething.

Caitlin was the poor baby who got a snotty nose every time she cut a tooth. I'd almost forgotten. I don't know how I could have! I guess we block out some of the intense unpleasant things about babies being babies.

We didn't take a ton of pictures while we were in Fort Smith since it was a short trip. I have a few I'll post later.

Conall started his summer program today. We'll see how he does. Stu said Conall was a little freaked out and was crying when he left. He seemed upset that none of his classmates from school were there. Poor guy -- he doesn't do well with change. We're hoping that being around other kids and having fun will override his obsessive change-hating personality. I'll know more after I pick him up today.

Fussy Caitlin

Caitlin hasn't been herself today. Fussy in the store, wanting to be held a lot, not eating well, etc. After going to bed tonight, she woke up screaming after she had been asleep for an hour. Not crying, but screaming and clutching at me.
I sat down in her chair, snuggled her up to me and then she puked all over me and the chair. I don't know yet if it is from teething or from a virus. Really hoping it is just teething, but we'll see.
And, Conall was refusing to go to sleep (this was sometime after 9) and of course had to come see what was happening, where she puked, what it looked like etc.
Ugh! What a night and I bet it isn't over yet.

Icky, Icky Day

Good news -- we found out where the water under the house is coming from. Bad news -- Stu has stuff torn up and I can't use the kitchen sink, dishwasher or washing machine until sometime tomorrow afternoon or evening. Bad news -- the air conditioner broke down this evening. We finally decided to pay the exorbitant weekend fees and have them come out and fix it tonight. We were really hoping it was something our warranty covered, since it isn't even a year old yet, but of course, it wasn't! Between the water and the air conditioner, Stu spent most of the afternoon and evening in our crawl space. He has the scrapes on his knees to prove it! Bad news -- Caitlin has really bad diarrhea, the worst she's ever had. I think our bad news is outweighing the good! And, it is 11 p.m. and Stu and I just ate dinner. So, no cute stories about the kids tonight -- most of the day/night was spent trying to keep them out of everything, especially trouble! I do have a cute photo of Caitlin eating her very first Flavor Ice frozen treat. Which is surprising since Caitlin normally doesn't like cold things. She is teething pretty bad, though, so she really enjoyed chewing on it.