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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Picture Perfect Party Linky #6

Big brother looking after little sister.

Yesterday we left Jeremiah, who was sick at home with sinusitis, with Amanda who was napping. We told him that we wouldn’t be gone long, but that he was responsible for her until we got back. She had a bad cold and a sore body, so we kept her home the whole day. She cried that morning when she first found out that she couldn’t go to her playgroup. Jeremiah felt so sorry for her. He also didn’t like staying home from school.

Well, when we got home, this is what we found: Jeremiah had put together a picnic for his little sister. This was her first time out of the house that day. It was warm enough outside and there was hardly a breeze, so it was probably the best thing for her.

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Friday, August 31, 2012

I'm Emotionally Drained

Jessica and Jeremiah - summer holiday, 2010

My nerves were completely shot after a judgment error on my part. It all started when I took my teenagers to the doctor. At first, it was just Jessica and me sitting in the waiting room. They were fully booked, but they still let us squeeze in and sit it out. While I was waiting, I got a call to say that my son was really sick and wanted to leave school. So, I picked him up while Jessica remained behind waiting and with their permission, brought Jeremiah also to the doctor’s. He’s our family doctor, so I was willing to wait instead of going somewhere else.

But my day didn’t go so smoothly. I bumped another car while parking my Micro Bus. It was in a pressure moment that I made a hasty decision and a bad one at that. I tried to forward park and forgetting about my long back end, swiped the front corner bumper of the parked car behind. Oops!

Our not-so-sexy family car, but it does the job

I need to stop and count my blessings. For one, my dear hubby handled the phone calls while I and the two kids continued waiting at the doctor’s. Our insurance is now handling it. The damage to our car was so minimal that we can hardly see the couple of scratches. The other car has some scratches and a slightly bent bumper.

Now it’s evening and I’m still emotionally drained. The kids both have a bad case of sinusitis, by the way. I hope your day has is going better.

Today I'm linking up with the Aloha Friday Hop. Don't forget to pop in tomorrow for the Make My Saturday Sweet blog hop hosted by me.

Sunday, August 19, 2012

I am too Sick to Blog

Hi Friends!

I have been too sick to blog and so posts have been on hold on all my blogs. I really can't wait to get back into the swing of things. One thing I have learned, though, is that I need to stop being so busy and take more time to have fun. Since I haven't got the strength to write a full post, I thought to share some photos of Amanda with her sisters and brother instead. If you don't know my children yet, they are Jeremiah (age 15), Jessica (age 14), Samantha (age 11) and Amanda (age 4).

Amanda and Jessica

Amanda and Samantha

Amanda and Jeremiah at Tug-of-War

Amanda and Jeremiah -
He shaved his hair for cancer awareness month

Sunday, August 12, 2012

What Do You Do When Your Kids are Sick?

You might notice that something is different here at Amanda’s Books and More. Well, the template was giving me trouble. I decided that it would be best to change it with something more reliable. It could be that the code for my new blog hop buttons was the problem. I’m going to look into that, but I’m a novice at these things. Something went wrong with my template for 1camera1mom also. Now, two of my blogs have new templates. I let Amanda choose the background for this one. This blog is about her, after all. I hope you like it. I’d love for you to leave me a comment and tell me what you think.

The girls in our family, including me, have come down with a cold. My daughters have had flu symptoms as well. Here are some photos of Amanda with me during a previous illness that she had.

Here I was soaking her feet in warm garlic water. I don’t know if it helped, but I was willing to give it a try. I kept her entertained by reading to her. The book that she’s holding in the photo to the right is called, Little One, God Made You, written by Amy Warren Hilliker, illustrated by Carol Thompson and published by Zonderkidz.

The book that she’s holding in the photo to the left is called, Who’s Dinner?, illustrated by Kaz Lammie and published by Bright Sparks. At the end of the book, it refers to us as being animals. I believe we were created in the image of God and that we are not animals. So, I asked Amanda what we are called. I didn't expect her to know, so I was surprised when she answered, "Human." She certainly is a bright spark.

I also took her outside to sit in the sun for a few minutes. You can’t tell by the smile of her face, but she was really sick those days.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Giving thanks for fish and chips

I mentioned previously that Amanda had been sick. When your child is sick, it’s often difficult to know what’s wrong and if you need to take him/her to the doctor. If you do take your child to the doctor, the doctor will decide what the problem is, but there is room for error even with all the learning and years of experience that your doctor will have had. At the end of the day, you know your child and you must go with your gut feeling to insure his/her good health.

Two days ago, I was still worrying about Amanda. It wasn’t clear to me if she was on the road to complete recovery. Deep down I knew that she was, but there was a specific moment that I doubted myself. It was at that precise moment, as the worry thoughts passed through my mind, that Amanda voiced what I had not said. “Mom, don’t worry, I’m fine.”

How did my child know what I was thinking? How did she know what to say at the right time? It was so specifically appropriate that I decided to heed her advice. Out of the mouths of babes, God speaks (Luke 10:21).