Turkey Sandwich

Thanksgiving was sandwiched this year between Zoe being sick on either side of the Holiday. Last year, she got her first fever on Thanksgiving day. This year, she had the Hand-Foot-Mouth virus in the day's leading up to Thanksgiving, was healthy on Thanksgiving day, then had a cold and cough all week following Thanksgiving.

It's been a stressful couple of weeks. Vera started a new job, Zoe was sick, Zoe started full time day care. So that means little sleep for all of us and lots of emotional ups and downs. Not fun. I even forgot to bring the camera to Thanksgiving feast at Nana's house (Vera's mom).

Zoe is moving through her first-cold-without-fever this week while attending day care full time. I can't begin to describe the heart wrenching feeling to drop off your sick child at a place that she does not want to go to. Today is Friday and she is beginning to feel better. The saving grace is that Sonja, the woman who runs the day care, sent home this lovely picture that Zoe drew yesterday. I almost cried when she handed it to me. It's amazing what a little thing like a first art project can do to make two stressed-out Mommies feel better.

A big thank you goes out to Aunt Jackie for calling every day to see if we needed her to come over to watch Zoe, in the event Zoe was not well enough to go to day care. It meant the world to know there was a back up plan available this week!!!

All I can say is TGIF and TGFFB (Thank goodness for fluffy bunnies).