Pink is my favorite color....

Or at least it used to be.

That is, until both of my kids came down with pinkeye at the same time. Lovely. I love it that they are so good about sharing with each other but did they have to share THAT? Yuck. It could be worse, though, we could be having a re-run of the shared stomach flu that they had a few months ago. THAT was miserable. The pinkeye thing (with associated cold, of course) isn't slowing them down much, it's just the endless supply of snot and eye-boogers. And then, of course, holding them both down for eyedrops three times a day. LOTS of fun there, for all of us.

I knew something was up when Brady woke up on Friday, whining, "Mommy! I can't open my eyes!" Lo and behold, they were glued shut with gunk and just got more and more red as the day progressed. I took him into the doctor on Saturday to verify, and as soon as we got home, I was wiping Maddie's nose and noticed her eyes were like mirror images of Brady's. I gotta say, our pediatrician's office is pretty awesome, I just called them and explained the situation and they put in another prescription for Maddie right away. That was such a hassle-saver.

The worst (best?) thing about this is that the kids can't go to school until this is cleared up so Glynn and I get to tag-team the stay at home parent position this week. I'd take it the whole week except I called in on Friday, so I have to show up tomorrow at least to explain the situation and then we'll see. I personally LOVE staying home with the babies (so does Glynn) so it will be kinda fun for us, except for the mid-day eyedrop dose in which we will be left to our own devices to hold down the kids by ourselves why trying to get the eyedrops in. Ever seen that Friends episode when Monica is trying to get eyedrops into Rachel's eyes? And she sits on her, holds her hands still, and squirts her with the eyedrops all over her face by squeezing the bottle between her teeth? I foresee something like that, except with a lot more screaming on my part. :)

Another thing I love about my kids, besides their absolute eyeball aversion (which I share) is the fact that they have such good imaginations. They love to "play pretend" with each other and have the greatest time coming up with scenarios to play out. Right now they are playing Dora and Diego and pretending to go rescue animals from various places, under the table, behind the chair, etc. Maddie does a really great Dora impression, for all you parents, you would laugh if you heard her, she sounds exactly like her. I guess I've let them watch to much NickJr lately, but I love the cartoons that teach them something and I don't see the harm in them. And we especially love Wonder Pets, that's my favorite too, I find myself getting sucked into that show and we'll all sit down and watch it together. I admit, that's one of the great things about being a parent, getting to watch cartoons with no shame.

Brady is doing okay with his potty training, we're having a minor setback right now with the illness, I've been pushing fluids so heavily that there's no way we've made it to the potty each time. But all in all, he's doing well, he gets the concept, and he's excited about the process. Now it's just a matter of insisting he go on a set schedule, he'll get it soon enough. I'm proud of him. After what Maddie put me through, I'm due to have a easy child to potty train. Whew!


Glynn and I continue to be mesmerized by the Olympics. It's rare that we will have the same passion for a sporting event. I mean, I love football but I can't watch it all day or anything. But with the Olympics? I'll watch any event, any time, and enjoy them all. Except curling. I don't really consider that a sport. Come on. It's fucking shuffleboard. Anything that a grandparent could do can not really be considered a SPORT. I don't concur. Other than that, though, I'm kind of an Olympics junkie, although I'm nowhere NEAR as obsessed as Glynn. And I tend to love the girly events like figure skating just a BIT more (okay a lot more) than the slightly boring-er events like women's speed skating (even though that's pretty entertaining too). It's nice to agree on what channel to watch. It's a lot easier to get him off the hunting channel by asking, "Aren't the Olympics on right now?" Too bad it's only ever 4 years.

Hope everyone else had a great weekend. We're hoping this week brings some good news from our banker about our practice loan, and if so, you'll be seeing some wicked happy dances from this house. Keep praying for us. It's a jungle out there.