Missing church for the 2nd week in a row due to sicknesses. Any prayer warriors out there, please add us to your list... Please God, hear my prayer. Heal my family of these awful awful germs.

WITHOUT prompting, ask your child(ren) these questions and write EXACTLY what they say. I asked Ella and Cooper at different times... *What is something I say a lot: E: I love you C: I love you *What makes me happy? E: being with family C: when we listen *What makes me sad? E: when Ebony died C: when we don't listen *How tall am I? E: 5ft, but not exactly, 5ft 11 inches maybe C: 37 feet *What's my favorite thing to do? E: spend time with family C: rest *What is my favorite food? E: not pasta. Pizza. 3 Little Piggies from Railroad C: pizza.. After much thought. *What is my favorite drink? E: alcoholic: beer non-alcoholic: orange soda C: alcoholic: wine non-alcoholic: water *What do I do when ur not around. E: grocery shop, read, watch TV C: work *If I'm famous what will it be: E: a teacher (there ya go teachers, your all famous in Ella's eyes!) C: someone at a concert *What makes u proud of me E: your a good Mom C: I'm nice *How do I annoy you E: I love you, you don't annoy me. C: nothing (Give that a couple years) *I'm in trouble, who am I with: E: Daddy C: Ella *If I could go anywhere, where would it be? Both: JAMAICA

Josh Cook joined our exclusive club. As he so eloquently put it... He has "some sort of sinus crap too." Prayer for our family. 1 with strep, 1 with strep and mono, 1 with a sinus infection & 1 with sinus crap. Our goal... Get healthy and stay healthy!

"I wonder if dogs ever get tired of barking? I mean their months go up and down all the time, more than ours do. I would think they would. What do you think Mommy?" -- Ella

Lucky winner of a sinus infection.

Getting myself checked out. Long over due... Dealing with a pesky cough and congestion since October on and off... Working with 3 year olds it's common to always be sick, but I haven't really had a break. Decided enough is enough. My paycheck is going towards Co pays this month.. gggrrr.

We received Ella's results from her blood work and she has mono. She is now on a different medication and can return to normal life (school) on Monday. Happy to have some answers to why she has been feeling this way. Thank you Jaime Jacowski LaRosa for the heads up if it wasn't for you we would have just muddled through on the strep antibiotics.