good news, bad news

Haven't done one of these in awhile...

Good news: We had a fun adventure today--our first visit with Rachel to Chuck-e-cheese. My brother was taking his kids with my mom as a special treat, and asked us to join them there, so we did. It was a little crazy, loud, and overwhelming, but Rachel LOVED it, and it was fun watching her have so much fun--she rode the same rides over and over, and didn't quite understand most of the games, but had a great time. She loved collecting tickets, though she didn't get many, and choosing her prizes at the end. Her favorites were her pink plastic butterfly ring and her grape tootsie roll sucker. My mom took quite a few pictures, and as soon as I get them from her, I'll post them.

Bad news: I'm sure the place was saturated in germs. I used half my bottle of hand sanitizer in my purse on myself and her.

Good news: We had our fireplace fixed this week! After six years of living in this house, we can finally have a cozy fire!

Bad news: We don't have a screen or fireplace doors, and until we do, we can't actually have a fire. We went shopping for them today, but didn't make a decision, so it'll still be awhile before we actually enjoy it.

Good news: We had nice, warm weather most of the week this week. The winter-like weather disappeared for awhile.

Bad news: Rachel was sick AGAIN all week, and we didn't get to enjoy it much. She got better for a few days and then came down a few days later with a terrible cough and stuffy nose. The nose is better. The cough just won't go away. Thankfully, no fever this time. I'm not excited about this winter, and all the germs she's encountering at preschool. Hopefully I can avoid them. (Better use the other half of the bottle of hand sanitizer.)