i remember when i wanted to dress in black on valentine’s day. lol. oh the pitiful youth i was.
jeremiah wanted to write yesterday. he already knew how to write “e” and “o” and jerry showed him how “l” is just an “e” without the two top lines (jeremiah was so excited to learn this secret) and i showed him how the “v” was just like an upside down triangle without it’s top (this was equally thrilling). at the end, he was losing steam, and he didn’t want to write out “YOU” so he settled on “u”. lol we were beyond proud of him. i really thought his first written word would be his name. he’s already practiced writing the “e”s kind of close to each other, lol. that is our real goal anyway.
sorry it’s such horrible quality – it was taken with his camera.
also, i have a little funny: he was sitting on the toilet, and needed my help wiping. when he stood up, he said, “oh no mama, look at that.” pointing to his pantlegs. “what hon?” “my legs, they are almost totally out of my leg sleeves!!” stifling a giggle, i told him what they were really called, he repeated them, and i made a mental note to blog about it. he’s such a cutie.
josiah, still not feeling completely well, with his cold staying strong, but well enough to act up, is really milking the sickness thing. if he gets in trouble, a whiny “well, i’m sick!” comes out. he has had several fits because he thinks i should carry him all over the house. i didn’t carry him one time while he was sick, because he’s too big for me to do that. but jerry did carry him. jerry is at work. “papa is at work, honey. mama isn’t as strong as papa!” sigh. he is so darling though.
i never mentioned that i got something too, did i? running a fever, big strong cough, shakes and shivers, sore throat, upset tummy, yeah the whole fun deali-o. the worst of it has passed, i guess, but i still have a very sore throat and the cough is still horrid.
besides me, jamin was the last to get sick. poor thing is so miserable. his voice is nearly gone, so when he cries you can hardly hear him. i don’t even know he’s upset until i see his face turning red and tears streaming down his sweet cheeks. it’s so sad!! he hasn’t run a fever since yesterday morning, and it was low, but he’s still taking a while to heal up. 
my poor munchkin angel!! one thing that we’ve known about him since he was born is his hatred of his nose being wiped. i kid you not, he acts like nothing is going on when you take his temp, but if you put a kleenex to his nose, the police in the next town would think you’re murdering him. he HATES it. of course he’s been very sick and runny-nosed, so it’s had to be wiped a lot. horrible. just HORRIBLE. and of course we can’t find the aspirator anywhere (which i’m sure he thinks is a tool of the devil himself!!).
please pray that jerry’s wallet is discovered. he lost it at work last night. i keep picturing him being pulled over for something and him not having his license and the thought is terrifying.
oh, i have been meaning to mention this over and over, and keep forgetting. have you heard of RME (revolution money exchange)? it’s paypal’s new competition. well, if you send me your email that you’d like to sign up with, i can send you an invite. you would get $25 RME bucks. if you want, you can set it up to your checking account, and put the money right in there. or you can just use it online. many work at home moms are accepting it (like me lol) – most hyenacart.com moms are taking it. anyway, if you sign up through my invite, i get $10. we could really really use it right now, leading up to tax refund time, and nearing the end of our financial rope again. so if you have thought about doing it, please do. the invitations are only good until the 29th, then i don’t get the referral money anymore. my email is jenn at blessedmamacreations dot com.
i hope everyone is well. at least better than us over here. 
