we've gone mac! and other updates after our hiatus

Our home PC succumbed to a particularly nasty virus, providing just one more reason to get us into the Apple store. My new macbook is my first-ever personal computer, if you don't count my old 386 hand-me-down in college that was great for papers and solitaire but didn't even have a modem. And I don't count that. :)

Speaking of viruses, we have been hit hard lately. Yesterday was the worst with all three of us down for the count. OH MAN I was starting to panic. Stella had been so miserable Sunday night, she just whimpered in our arms until about midnight. Fever around 102. Couldn't sleep, just would lay on us as we rocked her. Jenny had the brilliant idea to put on some music to distract her. There was a CD of czech polkas in her stereo, so we put that on. She loved it. Picture this sad little girl who can't bear to even hold her head up, but then she hears that music and her little arm goes out waving like a conductor. Then around midnight, it was like someone flipped a switch - she was ready to play like her old self. Healing power of polka? Could be. 

Anyway we took her to the doctor Monday, she's ok, just got some kind of bug with a sore throat. Then early Tuesday morning Stephen came down with some kind of intestinal flu. As I was telling my boss that I needed to be home, I heard this awful thud. He had passed out in the bathroom. So yeah, I needed to be home. I spent yesterday trying to keep the two of them away from each other and properly medicated, then I got a fever and felt very faint in the afternoon. Why do we live so far away from grandparents again? I really can't remember!

Stephen and Stella took an extended weekend at his parents' house a few weeks ago. Gotta love the sink baths.

Stella in the fresh country air.

We had a nice visit from my Dad & Jenny last weekend, unfortunately Stella was getting sicker and sicker and was not her usual self. I guess they will just have to come back for another visit. And unfortunately for them, we seem to have sent them home with the same bug that has us down.

Today Stella is doing much better, she seems to have her mojo back. She has also found her first hiding place. I heard her in the bathroom but could not find her, then I looked in here:

This evening Stella and I ran out to get something for dinner. We were finally up for eating but could not quite muster the will to cook. I got this picture of the flowering pear tree in our front yard. It is in bloom - the weather has been lovely lately and the plants are quite confused and think it is springtime. I love this tree - when in bloom it has the most lovely perfume that just floats in the air. So it's not all bad news around here.