Darn Bug!

Both of the babies are sick...and it sucks. They both seem to have caught the cold that Dave brought home with him from work. Jack has been sick for the past three days, and I wish he were back to his old happy self, but we are stuck with a sad, whiny, screaming baby until he feels better (hopefully tomorrow). I am keeping Penny home from school tomorrow so that she can rest, and not get anyone else sick... :( It seems to be more like a severe cold rather than the flu. They don't have a fever (thank goodness...as Penny is prone to febrile seizures when she gets too hot)...but they have allot of congestion, runny noses, and coughing. Chloe goes in to see the new dermatologist on Tues. It has been a three month fight to get her to see the specialist...back and forth from Dr. to Dr., and waiting for referrals takes forever...Her Hemangioma (on the back of her neck) has come back, and they will be using a pulse dye laser this time to treat it, as opposed to cutting it off and doing a biopsy....which they did last time. I hope it does not come back after this....it's really distressing watching your daughter bleed out from her neck for 10-20 min. at a time. We are very optimistic about this treatment, and I constantly remind Chloe that it could be allot worse. Another sleepless night..my sleep schedule has been thrown off...with Jack being sick and waking up constantly thru the night...and once I am awake...I have a very hard time getting back to sleep. Dave let me sleep in this morning...thank goodness. Unfortunately, he works tomorrow and Chloe has school...which means I am up and running by 6:30a.m. Which reminds me that I probably should get to bed. Until later! Ciao!

Another bout of insomnia...

I created this blog in order to better keep in touch with my family, as we are now spread out all over this great world of ours, and I felt a need to connect and share. I am now riding a wave that happens every now and again, usually when there is allot of transition and craziness in my life...insomnia! Argh! I suppose that boredom in the wee hours of the morning brought me to create this, along with feeling the need to stay in touch with family and friends. I do find comfort in knowing that there is still a connection between those I love far away, even if it's just thru the computer screen and telephone. This time of year is my favorite, and I have been looking forward to Fall since the middle of Summer. I love the cooler months (we don't get much of that here in LA. so it is something I look forward to every year), and the Holidays just make me happy.

Dave and I took the kids to meet some of the Star Wars characters at the PB Kids here in Pasadena last weekend. Penelope and Jack have been "schooled" by Dave in the ways of the Jedi and the Force....lol...they love the movies, and we thought that they would enjoy meeting some of the characters in person. Here are couple of pics we took. Jack was completely fascinated ( he refused to look at the camera even for a second), Penelope was scared, and Chloe was mortified (OMG we are so uncool) . Penny was gung-ho on meeting them until she was actually next to them...then she wanted nothing to do with them...lol....

Mom and Dad are getting ready to head back to the Philippines on Tues. I usually only get to see them when they come for a visit once every year or two. So, I am feeling pretty bummed out right about now. Airplane tix to the Phils. are too expensive, and for a family of five...a bit too much out of our financial reach, at least for now. We all got together yesterday to have lunch with the family to celebrate my parents B-day before their trip back. We met in Chinatown (of course) and had a great meal at Full House Seafood Restaurant. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my camera so I have no pics to share...but a great luch was had by all, and it was nice to have most of the family together. Ok, it's officially now 6:10a.m. and I have yet to go to bed...Jack will be up soon, I have to make breakfast, and Chloe has a softball game...maybe I will try to lie down and close my eyes for a little bit before the munchkin wakes up. Oh the joys of parenthood...lol...