Well, the sky didn't fall down...

Well, it is pink eye. Poor BoyChild, he was crying and very upset after I put in the antibiotic eye drops. He said it really stung his eyes and he was so upset. Of course, the jelly beans which I offered to him helped ease his pain. The jelly beans are left over from his Valentine's Day treats. As he gave up chocolate for Lent, I had to be more creative with his treats, he also received a small package of fruit gummies which were also used to help alleviate his pain. Yes, I bribe my child after he takes some medicine....I'm a Mary Poppins fan and firmly believe that a spoonful of sugar definitely helps the medicine go down.

Well I whined and felt sorry for myself, but guess what, yesterday was fine. The snow that fell didn't stay on the ground, so I didn't have to shovel..woohoo. BoyChild and I played cards, read books, did a puzzle together. And he actually played quietly with his "men" (Star Wars, superheroes and Pirates action figures) so I could actually read some blogs and have a few moments to myself.

P.S. M. is back home from his business trip, safe and sound. Thank you to all for your words of encouragement and support, I really appreciate it.

We only had to wait about 45 minutes (sometimes it's over an hour) at the pediatrician's office but BoyChild and I just talked and watched the cute babies. There was one wee baby who was just a week old, really adorable. BoyChild kept asking questions about when he was a baby and about his first words, which was "Da" ...I told him I wasn't still bitter that even though I carried and gave birth to him, had wicked episiotomy stitches and endured sore nipples...I was fine with the fact his first word was not "Mama"....all right, maybe I didn't tell him all those things, because, I'm really still not bitter.

And even though I spent yesterday scrubbing the bathrooms, I was glad I had the time to do them, they were really filthy and really needed to be cleaned.

And yes, I missed my husband, but guess what I actually slept through the night.

So before I start sounding like Pollyanna and being all positive and upbeat about my life, because that is so not me, I would like to state unequivocally that winter can go to hell. I am done with winter, it was freaking -22C or -7F today!!! And guess what, tomorrow is going to be even colder -27C or -16F. I may have mentioned that our family loves to ski, we're even going skiing in Colorado for March Break so it's not like we sit indoors moaning about the snow and cold, but enough already! It's to the point that I'm not even really looking forward to our vacation because it means I will be seeing even more snow. I want to sit on a beach. I don't want to be under 10 layers of clothes, seeing my breath freeze in the air with numb fingers and toes. So tonight I will be dreaming of sandy beaches and warm tropical breezes, I hope I never wake up!