FLU SEASON

I tell you, when it rains at our house it POURS! With all that we have gone through this season with the snow, wind and rain and now flooding with the main highways and passes leading into Washington closed, family coming for the holidays, birthday parties me thinks Mimi is coming down with the virus. This morning I took her to see the MD for another reason (red spots on her back and tummy) no fever though. The doctor could not say exactly what it is since she has had all of her necessary immunization such as chicken pox and measles. He gave me some lame answer as that it might be something called fleck-u-litis or some such silly thing. I think he did not really know what it is and did not want to admit so as too not hurt his ego any. Mimi still had the energy as usual, eats like a chow hound. She is now 44 inches tall and 40.5 lbs. So we came home, had lunch and again Blake and Zoe went to school with us. After coming home from school she went up to bathe but did not take her usual one hour bath which should have given me a clue. We were to go to Sara's house this evening but cancelled it because when Mimi came downstairs in her pj's (another clue). Then the biggest clue of all came when I had her lie down for a while and SHE DID NOT FIGHT ME ON THIS SUBJECT! Biggest clue of all!!! Usually she will say "I'M NOT TIRED!!!" I usually kiss her on the forehead to see how warm she is and she was pretty warm so she downed some St. Joseph's aspirin along with some Sprite. Just now checked her temperature and it is 97. We'll have to see what happens tomorrow as she and dad are supposed to go up to Snoqualmie for some skiing. We'll have to see about that.

BREAK IN THE GLOOM

There was actually a bit of a break in the gloom today. None the less it was still freeze your nunnies off cold with the winds still blowing at about 23 mph. Both Blake and Zoe's siblings have got the virus so I took all of the kids to school and back. On the way home Blake, Mimi and I stopped at our neighborhood park to play for a while. It is actually one of the very few times that Mimi could play outdoors this winter season. Almost forgot to mention that Butch came along for the walk too. We stayed at the park for as long as we could stand. We were there for all of 10 minutes then it was time to head home for the day.

BACK TO SCHOOL AGAIN

ABC, do,re,mi, tic tac toe it's all in a row and it's back to school again or so the song goes. This week Mimi started back with the piano lessons, gymnastics, and kindergarten classes. She was sooooo excited because as she says "I can see my friends again!" Come this Saturday she will be starting ski classes up at Snoqualmie. Dad will be taking her for the next six weeks. This way while Mimi is in class, dad can do some skiing on his own.

HEADLINE NEWS

Believe it or not, we actually made it on the internet news. With all of the snowfall we had last month, we are now going through a rain/wind storm. That brings on the flooding and avalanches. Although we do not live in Snoqualmie, Mimi is scheduled to go there for her ski lessons with dad come this Saturday. Unlike what we did while living in Southern California, we really watch the weather forecast religiously. Things could change in a heartbeat up here. It has rained non-stop since midnight Monday.

ROUND TWO OF MIMI'S BIRTHDAY

The most important point I want to make here is that I SURVIVED!!! And more importantly my house is still intact along with my sanity.

ROUND ONE OF MIMI'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

It is still raining like all get out. It's kind of crappy having a birthday in Jaunuary up here in Washington. Not much a 6 year old can do outside. So far so good. I had everything prepared by the time the kids arrived. Halliwell came early. Halliwell's mom Brandy had to make an emergency visit to the doctor. Apparently she fell yesterday and did more damage to her back. She is also pregnant with another baby boy as I found out yesterday. She was not eating much before and now she really cannot keep anything down. Like I said in previous blogs, I am so grateful that my little core of mom friends are always willing to help each other out. So today I am taking care of Halliwell until Brandy and John get home. All in all the kids are having a great time together despite that fact that the topic of discussion among 5 and 6 year olds have to do with bodily functions and the noise they make. As soon as lunch was over they all headed over to school. Round two of cake and ice cream will start in about an hour and a half when school lets out. YIKES!

WINTER BLUES

OK people, I now throw in the towel. I give up. Will this wild weather ever end???? I think that we the Putney's have survived the brunt of the winter storm. About 99.9% of the snow has melted and we are now in the midst of a rain/wind storm. At this moment it is raining like you wouldn't believe and the winds are blowing 23 mph and it is 49 degrees outside. Thank goodness for such wonderful friends and neighbors who will take your kid into their house after school. They love coming here too. It kind of breaks up the monotony of staying indoors at your own home everyday. Mimi at this moment is at Blake's house along with Halliwell.