The Stokes Family Blog: Where Does the Time Go?

....when you're sick it doesn't seem to go anywhere. It just creeps along, or at least it felt that way this past week. This sinus hell hit me like a ton of bricks Sunday just in time to go to the Thoresen's house to watch the Packer game. I was assured my snotty self was welcome, I hope they aren't regretting that (sorry!). The big news, which I didn't even feel up to blogging about, is THE PACKERS ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL! Holy crap, you should see the people in Green Bay now, it's insane! Chris, being a Bears fan (too bad!), would rather lock himself inside than expose himself to the insanity. He's coping. Despite my craptacular cold, watching and celebrating with the Thoresen's was a blast. Jackson just loves their kids and we enjoy the time with their family as well. They were even nice enough not to give Chris too much crap for his Bear 'afflication' : )

So, now it's Thursday and I'm finally starting to feel better??? Bloggers beware - I'm heavily medicated on OTC sinus medication. A couple of early days home from work and much rest (and meds!) allowed me to try a run today. The 4 miles never felt so good! I'm not sure if it was the rested legs or the determination to 'get back at it', whatever it was I loved every step I took. I would have ran longer but I had Pilates to get to, which also felt great (I'll be sore tomorrow!). So, I'm hoping that I'm back to 'normal', whatever that is for me : ) I do know it's not sitting on my butt, that makes me feel worse than the actual illness!

Here are a few photos from the last couple of days. We had a giant icicle hanging from our deck that we broke off and let Jackson play with and gnaw on. I've said it before and I'll say it again: It's the simple things sometimes.....

Tonight we made pizzas for dinner. Not my typical food fare but fun for Jackson and Chris. I tried getting Jackson to put broccoli on his pizza to no avail. And, just like his Uncle Mike, he wants absolutely nothing to do with mushrooms. I swear he can find the smallest piece of mushroom in anything (no matter how I try to hide them)!