I hate being sick!

Everytime I'm sick it's such a long drawn out process. I can never just get sick and get better within a few days. Nope, not me. I've had a sore throat for 4 days and now I'm almost voiceless from the coughing that has accompanied the sore, itchy throat. Now add the stuffy nose and sneezing that started yesterday and it makes for one big miserable day today and possibly tomorrow and I stay sickish for like a week or two. Thank God the end of my pay period was 2 days ago and I can afford to take a couple of days off. Lucky for me I've got a doctor appointment today that was already scheduled to begin with for a recheck on my blood pressure. So now I'm really gonna put my dr to use today. I have no time to be sick. I had planned on taking our family picture tonight and I've now moved that to Sunday. Tomorrow we have 3 basketball games and I have barely made a dent in Christmas shopping. Every year at Christmas time for the past few years someone is sick. I just hope this year the kids can be illness free for Christmas. Last year Cassidy had an ear infection in both ears, Spencer had pneumonia and Brenden had croup. I'm gonna walk around here with a tool belt full of disinfectant wipes and sprays LOL!

UPDATE: I went to the dr and my blood pressure is doing great. I've also lost 6 pounds since last month when I was there and I've only run once since then so it's all due to the medicine. Also she wants me off my birth control pill because that is probably what caused the high blood pressure to begin with so once I'm off it (gotta look into some surgery options to not have more kiddos) my blood pressure may go down and I won't need that medicine anymore either. I've wondered why my weight has been so hard to lose after having Cassidy and I went to a different dr with her because my other one stopped delivering and he put me on a different pill after having her than the one I'd been on for years even before having Brenden. I don't think it's coincidental that after taking the medicine for only 1 month and doing nothing else that I've dropped 6 pounds, can't wait to get off the pill completely and see what happens. I'm ready to be old Julie size again.

Pictures of ballet class

Today was parent observation day at ballet class and it was one of the most precious things I've ever seen. When the music started ( it's the classical ballet music) and the girls started doing their moves on the bar my eyes teared up. They also did some solo work to show us parents what they've learned. She's so good! And such a beautiful ballerina! I am one proud mommy! I forwarded pictures to Richard as soon as I got home. Cassidy and I had a nice day after ballet doing some shopping for some boots for her and we found her another dress too. She's all about dresses. And shoes, loves shoes too. Hates pants. I love having a girly girl!