Awareness

I'm not sure where to start but this seems like a good place:

When you think you're having a hard time and life feels challenging...think about the courageous people

HERE

and

HERE

and very quickly you'll realize how incredibly blessed your life is.

I have a tender spot in my heart for special children and these BOYS have stolen my heart. 

If you can, please say a prayer for these families- prayer is very powerful and requires only faith. I've mentioned these families before because they have influenced my life for the positive...I hope they do the same for you!

*In other news: our lives are not that exciting save for Ayla- we are seriously a boring couple/people hence why our blog isn't that often updated. Really- it'll put you to sleep reading....perhaps that might be a good thing if you have insomnia but otherwise....*

Sick = Stinks

We try sooo hard to prevent from getting sick because when we catch something =  Ayla catches something! and it usually hits her much harder than us....poor kiddo and those lungs.

I'll admit, I'm a pansy when it comes to being sick. Yep- P.A.N.S.Y pants....I'd much rather lay in bed and sleep or read (side note: please don't bother me when I'm sick...yes, I am one of those "leave-me-alone-to-my-misery" sick people)  but full-time wife, full-time mom and full-time work do not care if I want to be misery. by myself. with my kindle and tissues. alone.

For 6 days I have been fighting a nasty sinus/cold/evil thing that will not leave be. What's worse: Ayla now has it. As an adult I can medicate myself with cold & sinus wonder drugs (thank goodness for those! How did people manage without?!) and pretty much keep myself looney. Not Ayla.

Poor kiddo....she IS misery and it's terrible. and it's my fault. and they don't make "kiddo-wonder-drugs".

  

   As result, Ayla has been keeping us more awake at night. As in "I had surgery-2-weeks-ago-and-now-I-am-sick-and-it's-your-fault" sleeplessness. Ayla has never been a good sleeper (in fact, don't recall that she has ever slept through an entire night without gagging, coughing, crying or other malady) but it's now a whole different level. and it's justified.

So, to the person who gave me this nasty cold: if I find you...run. Run very far and very fast. You have been warned.

The End.