Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way

It's been a busy past couple of days, but busy in a mostly good way.

I'm still settling in to my new role at work and expect to be for a while. However, I also spent some time at the hospital supporting my brother and sister-in-law and then helping to welcome my new niece into the family. Little Lily is very much adored, since she's the second female grandchild and the first new girl out of seven nieces and nephews in almost nine years.

The first half of yesterday and today was spent cleaning in preparation for hosting Easter at our house. When everyone was here, the adults happily cooed over the new baby and the cousins had fun playing together. They didn't even notice the earthquake shaking at 7.2 on the Richter scale a few miles away in Mexico, because they were in the middle of an Easter egg hunt.

The only downside to the weekend is that my son, who was supposed to have his first day of preschool tomorrow, has a bad cold with a fever. He was starting to get lethargic, but ran around with his cousins all afternoon, wiping his nose on his shirt and fueling his antics with the occasional strawberry or cupcake.

By the time everybody left, Jack's fever kicked in again and he was slumped over on the couch looking miserable. He cuddled with me on the couch for a while -- so hot with fever that he was making me sweat -- until we changed him into his pajamas and put him in his bed without a bath or reading our usual half dozen books. I'm glad he felt well enough to enjoy Easter with his cousins, but bummed that he might be paying for it for a couple of days. Oh, well. I guess preschool can wait.

Just like this blog, I suppose. I've been so busy and so tired every day that I haven't had time to sit down and write anything. But when the reason is spending time with my ever-growing family, I wouldn't have it any other way.