Easter Weekend

Well, it's Easter weekend and I am here alone with Elyana. She has had diarrhea since last Saturday. She was good mid week for 24 hours and I deviated from the diet the doctor recommended (BRATT diet: bread, rice, applesauce, toast, and tea) and it started up again. Since my mom, Kayla, and Nate have had this nasty virus this week, I didn't want to pass it on to Nate's family. It also would be hard to stick with this bland diet and be around Easter sweets at his folks house. I'm hoping that I can take her with me to church in the morning so it can feel like Easter still. (Don't worry, if you go to our church and are reading this, I'm not checking her into the nursery... : )

When Elly was feeling better mid-week, I took the girls to the mall to meet the Easter bunny. Kayla has been after me all week to do this. It worked out that Nate was still sick and I needed to give him some quiet so he could rest up. I got to the mall, was waiting in line, and realized I forgot my camera in the car. When it was their turn to sit next to the Easter bunny, Kayla starts talking up a storm to him, "I bet you didn't recognize me this year cause my first tooth came out. I also got a haircut. Do you like these bunny ears? I made them myself, well, my mom had to staple it for me...Hey, do me a favor and hide the eggs really tricky this year, okay?" I ended up paying for this picture:



Also, Kayla's school did two sets of school pictures for some reason. I thought the second ones were for retakes only. However, I guess they took everyone's picture again and we received this expensive package of photos with a note that if we'd like to keep them, to send in a check. Wow, that's sneaky. I didn't even dress her up that day. Here's what they looked like:


In other news, I've been hoping to do the Rochesterfest Triathlon in June this summer. Because we've had such a sickly winter and now a sickly spring, it's been impossible to regularly work out at all! I did get my bike tuned up and was so eager to ride it. After a very difficult week taking care of sicklies, I put Elly in the stroller and jogged to Kayla's school to pick her up (1.2 miles) and later when Nate got home, I went out for a 8 1/2 mile ride Friday night. It felt so good. I am very excited to purchase a bike trailer. I can bike Kayla to school, bike the girls to parks, etc. I don't want to pay more than $150 for one. So, if anyone can recommend a good quality one, let me know. Anyway, not bad for being out of shape and overweight. If I can't train in time for the June Tri, the good news is the Danskin all women's Tri in Chicagoland has been pushed out to September this year. That would give me plenty of time with no excuses to train.

I gotta add, that when I got back from my bike ride, the girls were in the yard playing Frisbee with Nate. Ellie is jumpy up and down, pointing to the Frisbee when she sees me and exclaims, "We're playing circle!" Very cute.

Sorry, one last thing. I'm getting more serious about possibly going back to school. I'm interested in graphic design and RCTC has a reputable program. My only hold back is I'm still looking for someone to job shadow. I don't want to take the plunge unless I know for certain that this is it. It would make me more marketable I guess to add it to my freelance writing and editing experience. If you know anyone out there in Rochester that might let me job shadow them, please let me know!