April is in with a bang!

So I have been sick since last Friday when we were in Columbus. Sam had a touch of a fever when we got back, but recovered quickly with some extra rest. I, however, went downhill. I had a fever of almost 102 on Tuesday, got better Wednesday, still taught and went to a meeting on Thursday, and ended up worse. I had a doctor's appointment anyway set for Friday, so what was to be a check-up became a sick visit. The doctor was impressed by my huge lymph nodes. I get that reaction a lot, evidently I have very reactive lymph nodes in my throat. Turns out I have strep. I am already much better with a couple doses of antibiotics and the extra rest. Poor Nick has been having to cover for me, cooking and playing with Sam a lot. Although I still did take care of her while he was at work. Those were pretty long days! Luckily, she is pretty good at entertaining herself some and is always up for some television. And it coincided with needing to get her back on track for potty training, so I could offer a movie when she pooped. She is doing great again after a struggle from being sick before we went on our trip.

We are in for a busy April. Sam and I are going to meet up with my parents in Florida to visit my grandmother, who is turning 90! We will not be there for her actual birthday, but wanted to avoid the expense and hassle of Easter travel, which turns out to be a huge blessing since I cannot imagine travelling right now. I am also headed out to Pueblo, Co for another interview towards the end of the month. Thank goodness my parents can come to the rescue again, or Nick would have had to cancel a lot of classes. We are so blessed to have them close enough and healthy enough to help us out so often. And also so willing. They are the best! It will be great to have them here again. We have not seen them since early February.

Also, in addition to possibly ending up in another state, we will probably have to move, even if we stay at Marshall. The place we are renting is not being flexible, so they are going to start showing it. I am not a huge fan of uncertainty, but I am learning to cope with not knowing where I will live come August. I will be much more content once we can settle somewhere for a few years :) Marshall is just not that place. But we have learned a lot from a year here and hopefully will soon carry that knowledge someplace else.

Right now, I am trying to live by this quote:

“Never let go of hope. One day you will see that it all has finally come together. What you have always wished for has finally come to be. You will look back and laugh at what has passed and you will ask yourself... 'How did I get through all of that?”

I have not taken too many pictures lately, since I have not had the energy to even get the camera :) I tried to upload a video, but it does not want to work today. So more later...