We're reusing this smiling photo of me from last weekend because I haven't had much to smile about since then. I got a stomach virus last Sunday night, which blossomed into a fever and ear infection by week's end. After four doctor's visits in six days, I finally seem to be doing better, but after not eating much in the last week, it's going to take a long time to regain my strength.
But my illness (which Julia seemed to also get briefly) forced us to stay home all Thanksgiving weekend. Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Paula came up on Saturday, which unfortunately was my worst day: I spent almost the whole day shrieking and was inconsolable.
Now, thankfully, I seem to be slowly on the road to recovery. Hopefully the Christmas season will agree with me more than Thanksgiving did — and before long I'll be smiling again like I did in this picture!
