Last night was a long one here with two girls sick with the flu. Cierra, who is four, felt bad right after dinner. Her dad was the one she wanted to help her and since it seemed to stress her out if I was offering to be at her side instead, I didn’t push it, even though I wanted to comfort her too.

My oldest Danika was avoiding her sister at every turn. She was not trying to be mean, she even made her sister a “Get Well Soon” card and hung it on the door to their room. She was stressing because she did NOT want to get sick too. There... more

Ok, time to fess up. I am one sick puppy.

I am not doing the things I so grandly planned when I began blogging here just yet. I also came down with some weird, viral thingy the same day I started that just will NOT let go of me. I am totally miserable!

So I have been stuck here on my couch attempting to muddle through this first week in a new year. I have put out a few posts that I thought were pretty... more

It's that time again, cold and flu season. Just this morning I was up to my elbows in puke and diarrhea diapers. Sometime during the night Craig woke up and vomited all over his bed, Elmo doll, carpet and toys. Jay's been under the weather himself as well.

The washer, dryer and carpet cleaner are getting a workout this morning.

If you're a first time parent, knowing how to take care of your little ones when sick might be new territory.

If you're an adoptive parent in an open adoption relationship - it would be good to talk to your... more