On another completely unrelated subject, I have decided that the person who decided that Halloween was all about giving kids as much candy as they could hold in a bag should be SHOT!!! Last week, I was tired of the kids whining and crying about wanting more and more candy, so I gave them free reign on their candy bags for like 1/2 an hour. BIG MISTAKE!! They cried harder and fought like cats and dogs afterward. So, we've had a ban on candy for a week. This is especially fun when Claire starts to throw tantrums because she wants more candy. I'm trying to get their snacks back to the good stuff like carrots and cucumbers with ranch dressing; freshly cut pineapple, bananas, apples, raisins, mangoes, etc. They're doing better about it now. I haven't had quite as many complaints the past couple of days. But I seriously am rethinking what we're going to do about the candy next year. Even I have been making myself stay away from the candy stash...and that's saying something! :)
We went to the Marine Ball on Saturday. What a hilarious thing! First of all, the tickets are outrageously priced, but everyone goes, so you just pay it and think that maybe you're helping out the Marines somehow... Then I got my dress made and that was a fun thing. On Friday I finally went out to the big market (Mokolo) and found a pretty shawl/scarf to go with it and add some elegance. The thing cost me 1500 cfa--just under $3!!!! Woohoo!!! Such a deal for you today! :) But, the whole major problem was the fact that I got SUPER sick on Thursday morning, and it lingered. I thought I was going to pass out on Friday morning as we walked around the market. It was hot, I was feverish and hungry and tired...yah. Not so good. Saturday, the kids had their swim lessons. I didn't get into the pool with them in the morning because I didn't want my cough to get worse...or my fever. Well, we did end up going to the pool again later in the afternoon (we even brought my housekeeper, which was completely hilarious because she'd never been swimming in her life before! But she was decked out in one of my old swimsuits and a beach towel that she found at Mokolo) and I swam then because it was SUCH a hot day! Then I got home and I was FREEZING--but I had to go to a hair appointment. Yes, it was time to get my hair trimmed and done nicely for the ball. My appointment was for 5:30. The ball started at 6. Well, let's just say that the guy who had written down the appointment time thought it was for Friday. So I had to wait for 45 minutes for the lady to be done, and by the time it was my turn I was so hot I thought I was going to pass out! THEN they tried to charge me an extra $12 for no reason. Yah, right. First, you write down the wrong appointment date, then you make me wait almost an hour and make me late for my other engagement, then you cut my hair way shorter than I was anticipating (I even had a picture right in front of me of what I wanted!!!), and you expect me to pay you MORE???? I don't think so!!! I was a little upset by that, but too sick and tired to argue--so thankfully my housekeeper argued for me. :) I finally got home, dressed quick like a bunny, and Devin and I made it to the ball just as soon as the ceremony had ended and the buffet dinner began. Sounded ok to me! :) It was a nice evening, even though I felt really sick and dizzy.
(They're a little blurry...but you get the idea...)
Sunday was another regular church day. Singing songs, teaching lessons, listening to talks... It wasn't bad. I was still so sick, though, I had a hard time. I had lost my voice, so teaching my lesson was rather interesting. Our hometeachers came over, and not once did they ask how we were doing. They came in, told us how they were doing, read us some really random scriptures, asked us some questions (are you doing your family history? Are you having Family Home Evening? Do you read your scriptures every day?...) and then they were done. Said good-bye after eating some apples and ran out the door. I had to sort of laugh at that. Here we all are--my eyes were red and watering from fever and I was coughing up a lung and could hardly move, but there was no "Are you ok? Do you need anything?" Not that I do need anything, it's just nice to ask. Am I wrong? Makes me think of this little movie on Visiting Teaching. Pretty funny, but sadly true. I felt like the last lady on the movie...except that they didn't come back to help out. Oh well. (I don't actually have Visiting Teachers, so the Home Teachers are the closest thing.)
Anyway, after sitting and doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING Monday and most of Tuesday (seriously...but the nice thing is, my house still gets cleaned, my kids still play happily, and dinner was still made!!) I feel much better today. We even did some 'fun projects'!
Claire built her own Snowman!!
And here's her Christmas Tree:
So, it's nice to feel almost normal again. Hopefully I've gotten it out of my system so I can enjoy our trip to the US NEXT WEEK!!! And I am praying with all of my heart and soul that Claire and Andrew don't catch anything!!!
Did I mention that Josh threw up for like an hour or so on Monday night? Yah, that was yummy. The kid didn't end up going to bed until about midnight. So, I made him stay home. I think I kept him bored enough that he was happy to be back to school today! :) Ah, the joys!
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