We've had an interesting week. After our eventful train trip across country, we got to my apartment in West Chester on Thursday, thanks to Sue from the Knitting club, and spend the rest of the day getting groceries and books for the upcoming snowstorm over the weekend. Friday we focused on trying to unpack and get the nursery set up for Kaeli (which involved hauling out a lot of boxes!).
We visited QVC in the afternoon, where Kaeli entertained everyone and was thrilled to see the responses she got! We even had other employees I've never met sitting down with her on the atrium stairs to laugh and chatter.
After work, Ellen and her husband Will came over and rescued us - Will showed me how to set up the crib correctly and even took one side to Home Depot to buy the correct bolts and screws for me to use. Cheryl and her husband John came over with a wonderful pack'n'play for us to use as a playpen for Kaeli.
Saturday we got snowed in, and spent the day relaxing. I put up the crib for Kaeli and did more puttering around, but kept slowing down more and more. I realized that I was really exhausted, and took a nap. When I woke up, I also realized that I was sick - very swollen throat glands and very cold and achey. I spent the rest of the weekend in bed, while Mom took care of both Kaeli and me!
Monday I went to work, and managed half a day on Tuesday before giving up. I had a temperature of 103 Tuesday night, and spent Wednesday in bed. Thursday I had to go for some tests and saw my doctor, who diagnosed tonsillitis and sinusitis. I also had the car battery die on me outside my first appointment, where I waited for two hours for AAA to come jump the battery. I then drove to my doctor's, where the car battery also went dead. I called my mechanic and he sent a tow truck for me and got my car back to the shop, where he got the battery problem fixed. I finally got to the pharmacy to pick up my "get well" prescriptions and got home around 5:30pm and fell into bed.
Friday morning we had a pediatrician appointment for Kaeli, who pronounced her healthy and happy and gave her two shots, which changed the happy part. Then it was back to bed for as much as possible for the rest of the day and weekend! The drugs I'm taking have kicked the tonsillitis and I'm feeling more a part of the world. Mom has been fantastic, dealing with and one sick daughter and one hyper granddaughter and cooking and laundry and cleaning.
We miss Ye Ye and hope he'll be joining us soon. Jio-jio is also missed, and Kaeli will be very happy to see them both as soon as possible! She also misses being able to check out Little Pig each day, and keep track of the squirrels and birds in the backyard at Ye Ye's and Nai Nai's. There's not much wildlife out our back door here in West Chester!
Well, I'm heading back to bed for more sleep before starting back at work again tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be able to put in a full week for once!!!
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