Stranded

Abygail is sick. She started running a fever last night and has continued to run one. She is losing her voice and is very congested. Since she is sick I canceled our plans for yesterday evening, an appointment this morning and decided we would not be going to playgroup. Also it's raining outside so I encouraged Jason to take the car to school today so...now we are stranded, in a good way. (Jason is enjoying riding the bus. He likes not having to drive, fight/look for a parking space, walk 1/2 mile or more just to get from parking space to the building. He also comes home with funny stories all the time of 'what happened on the bus today', and he reads while he's on the bus so his time is more productive. He's already half way through a book he just got last week and he's only reading it on bus time. I rarely use the car but it's nice to have it just in case. Currently it comes out of the garage on the weekends for grocery shopping, the library and going to church. It will be interesting to see how long our tank of gas lasts and how much we spend on gas this year vs. last year.)

Aby is very cuddly and just wants to sit in my lap or lay next to me. Jackson is pretty self sufficient when it comes to playing now so it's easy to let him just do his thing while I take care of Abygail. She has been enjoying lots of popcicles (which she loves) and lots of cuddle time with mom and dad.

As for me, I picked up a few new books at the library on Saturday so I'm reading while cuddling. As I finish them I'll update my book review posts. Books I'm reading:

Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally

by Alisa Smith & J.B. Mackinnon

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

by Michael Pollan

Preserving Nature's Bounty

by Frances Bissell

All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow More in Less Space

by Mel Bartholomew