Sleep

The Sandman

Ole Lukoje

Nova has tonsillitis. Amanda (soon to be an RN) says that eating and sleeping has been "challenging" this week.  No wonder!  They took her to a specialist in Wenatchee who didn't seem especially worried. I guess lots of kids have big tonsils because they aren't taken out anymore, except in very extreme cases. I'm sure that's a good thing-- every bit Nature put in there was done for a good reason, and we shouldn't be hasty about parting with it. Still...when our little ones are sick, we just wish for a quick fix.

It's also the time of year when stuff gets passed from kid to kid and then back again.  My niece April once said she didn't realize these things that kids get over quickly can lay the poor parents really low. So it goes. But Nova sounded pretty sassy on the phone this morning, so hopefully the worst is over.

Speaking of The Sandman, I can't remember the last time I didn't leave the house all day (35 degrees and raining) and then had one of those delicious two hour I-don't-want-to-wake-up-from-this naps. I'm ready for some House of Cards binge watching tonight.