Atchoo!

Lots of sneezing and coughing in the Giles house.  Lucy and Harrison have it the worst.  Poor little Lucy Claire looks like death.  Combine droopy eyes with a runny nose, then throw in a phlegm rattling cough and you get a sweet baby girl that looks like this -

The cough in action - 

Despite his non stop coughing, Harrison hasn't been slowed down by his grapple with this cold.  I couldn't even get him to sit still for a picture.

In other news, Lily has been wearing an ECAT for a couple of weeks now and has a couple more to go. 

I know I've said this to a few friends, but I'm very proud of her.  I'm not exaggerating at all when I say she has not complained one single time.  This monitor is somewhat of a pain.  She smiles everyday about having to wear it and she just goes with the flow.  She has to cart around a bulky cell phone with it because the ECAT transmits information through the cell phone to the company that is monitoring her.    Kind of crazy. Anyway, my mom has made a few requests to see a picture of her wearing it, so here she is - 

I've caught a bug too, but not the kind my kids have - a crafty one!  My very talented friend, Ali, inspired me to make a chalkboard.  Don't look too close because it still needs about two more coats of paint.  I found this mirror at Target for $4.99, and my friend, Beth, had a can of chalkboard paint she said I could use (don't worry I'll give it back to you soon).  I love that the frame almost matches my new mixer.  The color green makes me happy.  If I'm not careful our entire house might end up with green accents.  If you are looking for fun ideas, please check out Ali's site!  www.mythirdtruelove.blogspot.com