Stickin Around

The 'bug' just won't leave the house. B was down most of the weekend with a fever (you know he is sick when he takes 2 naps in one day and still was asleep tonight at 7:30). Then J had it and it seems to have gone back to B. It mostly shows up at night. So, we have been staying very close to home. With so much crud going around, I certainly don't want to expose anyone to anything. It is nice not having to get out of the house. I do think we are on the tail end of it though. I sure hope so, we have been going through a bottle of Tylenol every 2 - 3 days. Spending so much time indoors, we are playing lots of board games. I have also found some great paper airplane websites and the boys are having fun, to bad it has not been warm enough or calm enough (wind wise) to try them outside.
Thankfully little JB has not been sick. He is still going strong. He is even starting to pull 5 straight hours of sleep at night! He is getting into a very good evening routine and putting himself to sleep, without too much coaxing from us.
J did make it to speech therapy today. We have graduated from once a week to every other week. If he continues to maintain and move forward (no slipping back) then we will probably wrap up the end of the year. This time last year his expressive language was at the 6-9 month level (and he was 19 months at that time). He has done very well and the therapist has said he tolerates some exercises better than most kids. Way to go J! This means though that he has started to repeat things his older brother says. B's famous line, when I ask him to do something like clean up, is 'It is going to take forever'. Now I have to smile as I hear J mutter 'it take me forever.'
JR saw a really nice bull (male elk for those that are confused) this past weekend. He took a shot but had misjudged the distance. So, the freezer is still empty, but 5 more weeks to go!
I am getting back in to a groove at the gym but even in a groove, I have to stay away from the chocolate. One of the bad things about winter coming, it is so easy to curl up on the couch, under a great blanket with hot chocolate and popcorn or chips or crackers or basically anything that is not a fruit or vegetable. Maybe if I use the blog (hint accountability) I can kick things up a notch and start getting ready for next summer. I want to start logging miles on the trail with the kids next summer. Would be nice if every summer we could hike as a family 5 more miles than the previous summer, or something like that! My ultimate goal would get out enough and get the boys loving it that when they are older, say in 10-12 years do some kind of 1-2 week long backpacking trip.
Well, I promised the boys I would have a few more new paper airplanes when they woke up in the morning, so I am off to fold!