Week 46

Punky was sick a good chunk of the week.  We first noticed her fever on Wednesday night.  She went to school on Thursday but when she came home she was burning up.  She skipped choir that night and stayed home from school on Friday.  Grandma came that afternoon for our annual girls weekend shopping trip, so I was able to go to work for half the day.  I guess there were 6 kids sick in her class and another that went home at noon.  She was still not feeling 100% on Saturday but she was doing much better, so I let her go to a classmate's birthday party at a karate studio.  She was exhausted afterwards.  She didn't eat supper and went to sleep early.  Thankfully, she woke up feeling great on Sunday!

All of this was fine, except for the fact that Punky struggles so much with taking medicine!  In our medicine cabinet, we had orange flavor, grape flavor, strawberry flavor, chewables and liquid medicine and every combination.  On Saturday morning, it took her 3 hours to drink 2 tsp of Tylenol.  She stalled, hyperventilated, counted down, and cried.  I sympathized, bargained and threatened.  I had had enough, so on Saturday night, I put her on my lap, pinned her arms down, shoved two chewables in her mouth and covered her mouth with my hand.  Boom!  She was done in two minutes!  She wasn't happy and I felt a bit guilty, but there was no time to waste!  She needed to get to sleep!

On Sunday, we headed to the MOA to attempt our shopping trip.  It just hasn't been the same in the last 6 years.  We used to shop from sun up to sun down.  Oh well!  In between a few stores, we visited Nickelodeon Universe, the Lego Store, American Girl, etc.  Next year both kids will be in school, so Grandma and I will be able to get some shopping time in for awhile at least!  

So we don't forget where we parked!

Poor guy wanted Rainforest Cafe, but it is still closed for remodeling.

Chicken on a bone and tablets to play on is nice too.

Grandma and I did the log ride- we didn't get too wet.  Buddy was scared!

Lego Store

Candy that Grandma bought and he didn't like.

IKEA!