June 26, 2023 - Monday


I had a scratchy throat yesterday morning, but was hoping it would turn out to be nothing. It's not nothing. I'm super, super sick. I basically just passed out last night and today I'm feeling awful. So much for a week of catching up with friends and doing fun stuff! I am determined to get me and the kids back on our schedule though. We got up, did chores, had breakfast, and did our French lesson before doing anything else today. I'm excited to get back to it and, although there was some complaining from the kids, I think everyone was pretty happy to be back to normal. They all really thrive in an environment where they know what's coming next day-to-day. I don't seem to have any kids that want to just fly by the seats of their pants...and neither me or Ben is that way either! 

I did get my mask on and take the kids over to the library. We had some pick-ups that were going to expire and Clemi really needed a new novel. When she has something she likes to read, she just goes through it so fast! It was a decent day, despite feeling terrible. Ben went to HC and left me to do bedtime alone. Wah. But it was ok. I found out some people that we've been in contact with have COVID so I'm feeling pretty paranoid about it. My COVID test was negative, but those tests are super unreliable, so I'm just not 100% sure! 

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