Birthdays, Stomach bugs and school - oh boy!

Well, as of Sept.30 I am now 27 years old - and quickly approaching 30! It has gone by fast - I remember wanting to have had all my children by 30 - oh well! I had a pretty good birthday - thanks to a very sweet husband, wonderful family and the best of friends! More to come on that with pictures soon...

Soon after I hit the big 27, I started to get a stomach ache. My mom had just had a bug this past weekend, and I was with her. I had an "early viewing" ticket for a big consignment sale that night, so I went hoping I wouldn't get sick there - but it was too good to pass up! I felt terrible the whole time I was there and prayed not to pass out... after 2 hours of shopping in an old Bruno's full of other moms, I had had enough. I checked out quickly, and got in the car. (glad I went - campbell got some new clothes, a hamper, a big girl bed and mattress, AND a slide for the backyard!) But, on the way home I almost had to pull over and let Ben come get me... I got home, ran to the bed and collapsed. Soon after, the fun began and didn't end until the next morning. Ben almost took me to the hospital because my blood sugar kept getting low, and I couldn't keep anything down to raise it. When I tried to get in the car to go, I had to run back in to the bathroom... I couldn't even make it to the hospital. Poor, sweet Jess came over to stay with Campbell in case we had to go the hospital, and I'm sure she saw me in a whole new light that night! I know you all know I can exaggerate, but this was no joke - the worst thing I have EVER had. And I am quite experienced in the stomach bug arena - I was hospitalized for it 4 times when we lived in Mobile! It even rivaled childbirth... I thought I was going to die. (and at some point probably wanted to...) All that to say, Ben is now not feeling good this morning - lets just hope we can spare poor Campbell!

On to the good news... after much praying and with some birthday money from mom and dad (thank you!) I found a temporary spot at the Mothers Day Out at Briarwood. Campbell is SUPER busy these days, and doesn't love running errands anymore - I don't blame her! To give her (and me) a break and let her do something fun instead of run to the bank, pharmacy, etc. - she gets to go to school! Her buddy Winston is even in her class! We are so thankful for this! They get to play with friends, have snack, play outside, do crafts, and learn from God's Word. Her first day was Friday, and I was so excited about it - until I got sick. So Daddy got to take her, and she did really well. She made a pom-pom (which she said perfectly when telling me about it) and anytime I asked her anything about school she would just say "Oh,boy!" and smile really big. She loved it! This spot is only hers until the end of December, so I am praying something else will open up.

Hope you all have a STOMACH-BUG FREE weekend - WAR EAGLE!