Friday Five

Oh, it’s Friday again.  I knew I’d have a hard time keeping this up.  But it may be the only way I ever get myself to update, so here we go:

1.  We are eating pie for breakfast.  It was supposed to be dessert last night, but I was nervous about the meringue (lemon meringue pie) so I conveniently “forgot” about it.  Until this morning, when I had to have it.  Kids’ verdict?  Lucy likes the lemon part and is leaving the rest, Henry left the lemon part and is eating the rest.  Maybe next time they can just split a piece.  It tastes fine, but I might still need some help, Mom.

2.  I just pulled my third tick off Henry this morning.  If you ever come in our yard, please be warned.  Also, does anyone have a favorite tick-repelling bug spray that is kid friendly?

3.  Today is the first morning in a while that I haven’t felt like I was going to die when I got out of bed.  I can breathe (mostly), my headache is manageable despite the fact that I’ve yet to have a chance to find the Tylenol this morning, and my head is a little less congested than it has been.  Things are looking up, I think!  Also, the kids seem to be feeling much better, just an occasional cough from Lucy. 

4.  Sometimes we set the coffee pot to start automatically the next morning.  Very nice feature, but it can be alarming.  Just now, I heard the sound of steam/water coming from the kitchen (no one was in there).  I didn’t realize Matt had set it, so it was more than a little confusing before I figured out what was going on. 

5.  We’re headed into D.C. today with Matt’s brother Ben and his wife Jess.  Should be a good time!  We’re hoping the weather holds up.  And that Henry can poop before we leave.  Because, as always, the quality of my day is heavily influenced by the bowel movements of my child.