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Just kidding about Arizona. But we did think about going south to Texas or Florida for a weekend. The plane tickets would have cost much too much for just a couple of day's stay, though. So instead, we're going to visit a hot tub for an hour and pretend we are on vacation someplace warm!
I had a doctor's appointment on Friday (still no word on my test result to find out if I have mono)and Derek was sent home from day care on Monday due to what looked like an eye infection. I took him to the doctor, and she found that he had an ear infection, which had spread into his nose and eyes. He is now on medication to fix it. Doodah came and stayed with Derek yesterday while Brian and I were at work. I really appreciate Doodah-she even fixed us all some dinner. She even made brownies! She said Derek was very good all day, though he didn't take a nap. Later in the evening, Derek became hyperactive and began running around like a berserker. He really hurt my feelings, too, for the first time. (I'm sure it won't be the last.) He had a snowman made out of paper plates which he had put together in day care. It had paper streamers hanging from it. I told him not to run with it, as it dragged on the ground and he would step on the streamers, accidentally pulling them off. Well, when he realized that I didn't want him to pull the streamers off, he started doing it on purpose. I stopped him, and said, "Don't pull the streamers off."
Of course, when my back was turned, he immediately pulled all of them off.
Bad juju! I told him that I was very disappointed with his behavior, as I had told him not to do that. He started crying. He wanted me to be happy, but he refused to say he was sorry or to help momma fix the snowman.
When Daddy came home a few minutes later, Derek was still crying. I told Brian what had happened, and he said, "So what about the snowman? Who cares, it's just a paper snowman!"
I said, "That isn't the point. The point is that Derek did something that I told him not to do. He didn't listen to me. What if I told him not to cross the road because there was a car coming and he did it anyway?"
Brian said, "Derek, that was a bad thing you did. You have to do what Mommy tells you to!"
Anyway, we have been very sickly, with colds, flu, sinus problems etc. We are hoping it gets a bit less cold sometime soon.