A Scientist, A Sickie and a Very Tired Mommy...

This week has been either very, very bad OR very, very good- no middle of the road here.
Kevin left on Monday for Arizona. Gabe came home from school on Monday with a fever for which he STILL had on Tuesday, Wednesday, and on Thursday I took him in. No strep so they though maybe it was just viral. By Friday when he still had a fever I was crying. I was sad for Gabe but also feeling very trapped in my own home. Since Kevin was gone, I was not even getting out at night. On Saturday morning Gabe still had a fever so Kevin and I split the day between Ben's science Expo and staying with Gabe. By Saturday night Gabe didn't want to move, he had a bad cough and we made the decision he needed to go to the ER- so off he went- coming back later with a diagnosed of pneumonia. I am so thankful Gabe's doctor wanted to try and treat him at home first. I think putting kids in the hospital should be the very last resort since there are so many other bad things they can get just from being there.
Meanwhile... Ben was impressing the judges and us at the Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Expo at Notre Dame. He won a first place ribbon for his project and got to mingle with some very impressive scientists, engineers, military personnel and mathematicians. He did a GREAT job and we are so proud of him!!! We encouraged (OK- we bribed) Ben to do well and follow some basic manners and he would be rewarded with the Wii came he has wanted. According to Ben, he did not even "make minimum wage" on Saturday because a 50.00 Wii game and 10 hours of work only equals 5.00 an hour.- He is so funny!
I hope this week is back to normal. Looking on the positive side. My house is clean, organized and the laundry is done. I finished so many projects that had been put aside for "later". It just goes to show- if I would just stay home during the day, I could get a lot accomplished. Gabe will be home again tomorrow and I am OK- I have been able to see the sunshine and feel a cool breeze on my face this weekend- I am refreshed- Gabe is hopefully on the mend- Kevin is home-for now and Ben has completed a HUGE project. All is well...for now anyway.