We returned home on Saturday, after about 10 days of traveling. It went really well, but it is so good to be home again. The afternoon before we were to come home, Riley started throwing up and continued through the night. He seemed a bit better in the morning so we headed to the train station. The boys were excited to have their first train rides - that they could remember. It was a long, bumpy ride, esp. with Riley being sick again. So home looked pretty good. A couple of days later, Pruitt and I came down with the same nasty stomach bug. I kept dragging myself out of bed to run help him, wondering how I was going to have enough sheets and towels... missing my washing machine more than ever. It was a relief when Austin came home from the office and I could sink into bed and let him deal with things. That was a couple days ago and we are having a hard time shaking this thing. I have never been so grateful for Shila, who comes every morning and helps out. I've been thankful for the flexibility of life here, which means Austin was able to work from home part of the time. I have been really thankful for Jensen too, who has not gotten sick and has been helping to entertain his brothers. This morning they turned their rooms into hotel rooms, complete with exercise areas, computer made out of blocks and swimming pools. We've had lots of bonding times, laying around and talking. The hot topics have been things we miss from Canton and what they have on their birthday lists. Austin has been a real trooper through it all and even made bread for supper last night. He is in his last meeting for the day and then we have the weekend to recover. Whew! Not a fun week, yet I have so much to be grateful for.
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