The Plague Has Left the Building!

The plague has finally left the building!  So everyone in the house has been sick since after Christmas. My SIL came over with her kids and neglected to tell us that they were sick, so naturally they were loving and hugging all over everyone including the baby. Well the plague began to rear its ugly head beginning with hubby and boy.  The next day monkey got it and then I caught it the following day. Naturally it was only a matter of time before baby monkey caught it and when she did we all would have hell to pay. Boy and monkey got the flu mist that they were giving out this flu season so they got over fairly quickly and only had the nagging cough and congestion. Meanwhile it knocked hubby and I on our asses and basically put us out of commission for about a week.  When baby monkey got it she was so miserable that both her and I slept for almost 3 days straight. We would lay in bed sleeping then nurse and than back to sleep we would go.  And just when you think you begin to feel better all of a sudden BAM! You are down again and feel worse than you did before. Hence the reason why I have been absent for the first 2 weeks of the year.  But now we are feeling better and staying away from anyone who is remotely sick. 

In fact right now hubby is scrolling through HULU plus looking for a movie to watch. Mind you he has struck out with the last 5 choices.   You think he would get the hint to change streaming services and look for something else.   Lol oh well. 

We celebrated monkeys birthday on 1/3.

We did a family celebration. She got her frozen dolls that she didn't get for Christmas.

We went and took her to Denny's for brunch and made sure that they came out and sang for her.

 During the singing she decided to cover her face until they were done and walked away. After brunch we came home where I cooked cupcakes and used my pastry bag to decorate them and then made dinner.  When we sang happy birthday to her she also covered her face.   It was a nice night but we were all still trying to recover and get better. 

It looks as though NY is back on the table. In fact, it's about 90% sure that we will end up there.  Schenectady,NY to be exact. It will defiantly be a big change for all of us. All we are waiting on is the income tax to come in so we can have money to move. That's if the company doesn't through with a moving package first. I don't know how much longer we can last like this. I am doing my best with the bills but the cc are falling further and further behind. In fact I don't even think any of them won't be restricted by the time this period is over with. But hopefully more pristine thing will be coming our way soon. We just have to get the hell out of Fl. I'm going to miss the hell out of my family and friends but sometimes you just have to do what is best for your family and that's where we are at right now. There's no future for us if we stay here and besides its always seemed like hubby and I have been  pressing pause on our life since we got together. Every time we seem to get momentum, the rug get pulled out from underneath us.  But that's in the past. We are pushing forward with faith and prayers that positive changes are going to happen. 

My aunt came to visit last week.  She was down from Alaska visiting and when I told her that I would love to see her but wasn't able to make it to the east coast, she took time out of her trip to come and see me. She got to see the kids in person for the first time and I got to see her after too many years. It was great. We had one of the longest hugs and I needed it. It was great to see her and have her meet hubby. 

I'm still BF baby monkey and we are going strong.  

Lisa's sent me some pictures that she took when Lea was born and she got a shot of when  I first got Lea to latch on.

I swear it's the most beautiful picture that I have ever seen. I am so thankful to have such an amazing person in my life that supports me the way she does.   Blood isn't always stronger than water is all I have to say. 

I have this entire week off for vacation and let me tell you that it is desperately needed. I'm going to just sit back and enjoy my time with my kids even boy.