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Weekly Happenings: This week was another chill week. I thought that Abigail had kicked whatever bug she had, but on Monday night she popped another fever, this one higher than the ones she had last week. I took her into the doctor to run a strep test and check her ears, because I felt that the fever had come out of nowhere. The strep test came back negative and her ears looked fine. The doctor said that with her one remaining symptom that we talked about, she probably had a stomach bug and a cold at the same time. She was fever-free the next day and symptom-free the day after that. So, that was how we spent the first part of the week. The rest of the week was kind of recovery from the first part, haha.

The Weekly Weather:

We started out warm, but then a cold front moved through.

What Paul’s Been Up To: His week was going well until this morning. He pruned the trees in the backyard and was cutting the branches into smaller chunks (he ordered a mini wood chipper that will make it easy for him to mulch the branches so that we don’t have to haul them off somewhere or try to get our trash company to haul them off since they’ll want to charge us extra, but it hasn’t come in yet). The chainsaw kicked back and he sliced his finger pretty bad. I dropped him off at Urgent Care. He’s probably going to need to get some stitches. Poor guy!

What Sarah’s Been Up To: Mostly my normal stuff. Nothing too out of the ordinary on my part.

What Joseph’s Been Up To: He had his 100th day of school this week and got to do some fun activities for that. He also loved getting to learn about solids, liquids, and gasses in science by having root beer floats. Oh, and in GT, he learned about crime scene investigation where they learned about fingerprinting and collecting DNA (they even got to practice collecting their own DNA which was fun).

What Abigail’s Been Up To: I’m relieved that she’s finally feeling better. There was a while where she didn’t want to eat anything, barely wanted to drink anything, and was downright cranky. Now that she’s back to her happy and sweet self, it’s a much better vibe around the house.

This Week in Pictures:

Weekly Happenings: This past week was pretty much spent at home. Abigail was fighting a cold so we pretty much just hung around the house. We did have friends over last night for dinner and game playing, which was fun.

The Weekly Weather: It’s been typical for this time of year: some warm days, some cold days…this is the time of year that I’m especially grateful that Paul upgraded our thermostat. We’ve got one that will either pop on the heat if it gets below a certain temperature or pop on the AC if it gets above a certain temperature. There have been days where we’ve used both the AC and the heat. Crazy Texas!

What Paul’s Been Up To: There hasn’t been too much out of the ordinary for him. Work and his calling at church keep him pretty busy.

What Sarah’s Been Up To: Extra snuggles for the most part. The only time Abigail really wants to snuggle is when she’s hurt, sad, or sick. I did take some time to put out my Valentine’s Day decor since today is the first day of February.

What Joseph’s Been Up To: He’s back into the swing of things at school. His 100th day of school is approaching this next week. It’s hard to believe that in four months it’ll be summer break again. The years seem to fly by faster and faster.

What Abigail’s Been Up To: Even though she’s been sick (thankfully she’s better now), she hasn’t slowed down much. She loves playing in the loft, and it’s fun to hear her as she plays because her imaginative play is exploding right now.

Weekly Happenings: This past week was full of getting back into our routines and me picking up on some things that I’ve kind of left by the wayside.

The Weekly Weather: It’s been another week full of a mix of rain, gloomy days, and some sun mixed in between.

What Paul’s Been Up To: He has been busy at work (he even went in today to do some overhauling of some of the computers since it’s easier to do stuff like that when the students are not there). I love that even though he’s super busy at work, he still makes time for hanging out with Joseph and for helping me with things. I am really blessed in that department.

What Sarah’s Been Up To: When I brought Abigail home, I knew it would change up the way I had been doing things, but I was not prepared for how overwhelmed I would feel at times. I was really struggling with how to balance my time and it was hard to accept help because I felt like I should be able to handle it all, just as I did before she was born. It has taken me a solid three years to figure out how to lay out a routine that doesn’t leave me exhausted by the end of the day (well, there are still days, but it’s not every day). Ticking away at my housework a tiny bit every day as opposed to trying to do it in one or two days was what I experimented with this week and the results are pleasing. Next week I’m going to try to work in my morning workouts again. I think the fact that Abigail is older is a huge help. I also am trying to go to more girls’ nights and outings when they come up. I find that if I do that, I feel a little less trapped in toddler-land. One wonderful thing that I got to do this morning was to go to the temple. It was so quiet and peaceful. I love that it affords me the opportunity to really be in tune with my Heavenly Father.

What Joseph’s Been Up To: He’s been busy at school. He enjoys attending the Gifted and Talented program and loves getting a chance to go to the computer lab a couple of times a week.

What Abigail’s Been Up To: She’s been busy, busy, busy. One funny thing she did was to tell me she was a snake and then proceeded to hiss at me. The other day she fell down, bonked her head, and then told me (through her tears) that she was sick and needed to go the doctor’s. She’s always keeping me on my toes!

This Week in Pictures:

Bonus Video: Abigail Four-wheelin’