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Still Here … Barely

January 19, 2014 · Narrative

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Last Sunday night, when I was thinking about our Weekend Photos in Review, I was going to tell you that I had pretty much nothing to show for it. The weekend started with Madeline getting picked up from school with strep, and it seriously went to pot from there, with Charlotte dying on Saturday morning, the basement flooding on Saturday night, and capping it off with me coming down with the flu on Sunday.

Apparently we had only just begun.

After seven days of complete bed rest, and two trips to the doctor and an additional diagnosis of strep and thrush (both also for me), I am only just beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Worst week ever in the history of the O’Malley household.

And if you’ve had the flu this year, you know I’m not exaggerating.

This is actually the first time I’ve sat at the computer in nine days.

I hope to have a few posts this week, but it’s going to depend on how my first few days back go. I plan to take it slow. One, because there is no way my body would let me do otherwise and two) because no way in hell do I want a relapse. I just wanted to pop in and let you know we’re all still here, alive, and hanging on. Poor Nick, so far he has managed to escape coming down with anything, a miracle I will never understand but that I am eternally thankful for.

Be back soon.

xo

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  1. Danita says

    January 19, 2014 at 11:46 pm

    Thanks so much for the update. I was worried when I didn’t see any updates but I clicked on Twitter and saw that you were (not seriously) ill.

    Hopefully you will be back to normal health soon.

    Reply
  2. Jane says

    January 20, 2014 at 6:00 am

    Thank you for posting, I was worried and praying.

    Reply
  3. Joanne says

    January 20, 2014 at 7:57 am

    I figured you must have been REALLY sick not to be posting! Fingers crossed for a rapid and full recovery!
    Joanne recently posted..Butternut Squash and Kale Strata

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  4. Meg says

    January 20, 2014 at 9:37 am

    Oh no! So sorry to hear about Charlotte and hope you are back on your feet soon. The flu is the worst — thinking of y’all and sending healing thoughts.
    Meg recently posted..Book review: ‘When She Woke’ by Hillary Jordan

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  5. patsy says

    January 20, 2014 at 11:20 am

    Hope you are finally on the mend! I’ve heard that this year’s flu is pretty awful, so take your time getting back to your usual routine so that you can fully recover.
    patsy recently posted..Game Day Appetizer – Buffalo Chicken Dip

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  6. Cindy says

    January 20, 2014 at 5:21 pm

    Hope you are feeling well soon.

    Reply
  7. Paula Ann says

    January 21, 2014 at 12:01 am

    Ugh. This has been one nasty flu season. Why is it that it seems to be a domino effect when a weekend starts off badly? I hope you’re back to 100% soon, and I’m so sorry to hear about Charlotte. :(

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To be honest, I didn’t love any of the doormats To be honest, I didn’t love any of the doormats at Hobby Lobby, but it was hard to resist the 75% off price tag. You can’t beat it for five bucks, and it turned out to be just the bit of extra sunshine I needed. Sometimes you don’t know what you need and it finds you anyway. 💛
Having Leo is like the newborn stage all over agai Having Leo is like the newborn stage all over again. He falls asleep on top of me and then I feel bad waking him up if I have to get up. 😂
My oldest is working today at a food truck festiva My oldest is working today at a food truck festival that a friend runs so we popped in for a quick visit to support both of them, and of course we can’t leave without the amazing Crab Poutine Fries from @angry_archies! The @justjerseyfest is on Main Street in Chester until 7 pm - stop by and strap a feed bag on! Bring a blanket and listen to the live music while you’re there - it’s perfect festival weather. ☀️
Happy Friday, friends, cheers to the weekend! See Happy Friday, friends, cheers to the weekend! See also: I was influenced by an IG ad and I’m ok with that. ✨
This is 14-1/2. I love that her half birthday come This is 14-1/2. I love that her half birthday comes as we wrap up family summer birthdays so she is included too. 🥰 She loves lululemon, fountain Coke, and long hugs. She is a fiercely loyal friend, is the best debater I know, and sleeps later than I ever did when I was a teenager. 😂 She is quiet and loud all at once and is forever the biggest cheerleader her brother and I could ever have. My rainbow baby is growing up before my eyes and I love it and hate it all at once. Love you to the moon and back kiddo. 💛
“Everything good, everything magical happens bet “Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August." Jenny Han
The disco ball was hung there temporarily for a ho The disco ball was hung there temporarily for a hot minute but when it starts showing off at sunset, how could I move it anywhere else? ✨
Did the lyrics to “Sitting on the Dock of the Ba Did the lyrics to “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay” just run through your head or are you young? 😂 I despise Parkway traffic in the summer but love that our kids get to have a Jersey shore summer just like we did when we were their age. 💛

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