Well they caught us.
Yesterday morning, during his piano lesson no less, John started popping out pox all over the place. He had already had a rough morning. It was pouring like crazy when we got to Petra's house and he made a run for the porch. The porch is tiled and had no rug. Poor John slipped and landed really hard on his hip. He has a huge bruise. I was asking him about how his hip felt and he said it hurt. He raised his shirt up a little and I spotted a little blister on his side. Once they started they showed up pretty fast and furious. He felt pretty good yesterday but today he feels lousy. He is not hungry and he's itching like crazy.
Brendan was getting ready for Mass this morning. Tim had already gone and I was going to take Brendan and Paul. Brendan couldn't find a shirt to wear and I was helping him when I found a tiny blister on his back. He doesn't have very many pox but he seems like he really doesn't feel well. He has been complaining about his tummy and he just doesn't seem himself.
I think they may decide that it was all worth it in the end though, because Celeste offered to bring over their game cube and I am only going to have them do subjects that require reading tomorrow. No math. That won't be the case for the week, but for a couple of days...
John is hoping that his electronic pet will come in the mail. He ordered it a week ago with his allowance and he is very excited about it. It is a Golden Retriever and is kind of a Tamagachi sort of thing.
There has been a lot of chess and Monopoly playing in the family room. Paul loves board games and he is taking full advantage. He is turning into a little chess hound. He only beats me and I rarely play so he is very optimistic in challenging everybody else. John is getting pretty good.
I really need to get a real chess table. I keep watching for one on CL...
Well, I made an apple pie and it is calling me. I am going to go partake and then after the boys go to bed we are going to watch a movie that we borrowed from Paula. "Focus". It has William H Macy in it and I like his movies. Paula says it kind of creepy, but good.
