Warmth

We've been preoccupied with warmth since the heater has been out of commission. That issue was occupying much of our thoughts until Miss Libby presented with a temperature in excess of 102. Awesome. She has some sort of viral creeping crud. Miss Libby will be staying home until she is fever-free for 24 hours. I figure she'll be home the rest of the week. She's feeling pretty yucky.

Our weird Texas weather catered to our household climate control issues beautifully today. The installation of our new furnace took place during some oddly warmish weather this morning while Lib & I headed off to the pediatrician. Once the heater was in the outside temperature headed south. I will not miss the whir of the space heaters, but I am glad to continue to be warm. It will also be much easier to keep Miss Libby comfortable with a working heater as our weather gets more wintry.

There are certain benefits to illness for the kids around here. I get the ill child settled in. Then I go shopping to provide "sick food". The well kids are super-big fans of sick food. (They really encourage whomever is ill to get well so they can help eat the left-overs.) Sugar-free Jell-O, bananas, rice, diet Lemon-Lime soda, sports drink, yogurt, applesauce, crackers, toast, sugar-free popsicles, noodles, soup, and for those without tummy troubles pudding, peaches, and ice cream--- What's not to love? It's also a great gauge of just how ill they are at a given moment. Any kid too sick to eat pudding or Jell-O must be at death's door. Sure sign that they need a mother's nurturing. Poor baby, let me help you... give Mama that pudding and the spoon since you haven't even tasted it.