2 Rolls of Toilet Paper!

Would you believe it? I, with a little help from Anna, have gone through two rolls of toilet paper this week! For what? Blowing my nose. Yes, I promise it's true. I wish it wasn't, but sadly it is. It's been a loooooooong week.

Anna got sick last Friday, the night we had gotten back from Utah. She was sick for a few days, with no sign of getting better, so we took her to the doctor. Turns out she had an ear infection. The day before we took her (Monday), I started getting sick. I was congested, had a horrible cough, a runny nose, fever, chills, etc. A half hour after she got back from the doctor with her diagnosis, my ears started feeling funny. So I tried a home remedy of putting a few drops of olive oil in my ears. I guess garlic oil is really what you're supposed to use, but I didn't have any, so I soaked crushed garlic in it. My ears didn't get any worse for a few days and I kind of started feeling better. Until Friday, I woke up and my right ear was plugged up. I'm still kicking myself for not calling the doctor that day. I thought it would just get better, but Saturday it kept getting worse and worse. I finally went to urgent care and by this point, it was really hurting. I got it flushed out and it turns it is infected. I got some antibiotics and came home. My ear hurt so bad. All I could do was lay on the couch for an hour. A few hours later the medicine kicked in, and the pain started to subside.

I now feel much better, even though my nose is still runny and I still have a cough. Luckily, Dan was still off of work, otherwise life would have been even more miserable with both me and Anna sick. Unfortunately, it pretty much ruined his last week of vacation. So, that was too bad. At least we have spring break to look forward to. Only a little over 2 months for that one!

Well, here are some Christmas pictures I wanted to post a while ago.

Right before opening presents, Anna decided she wanted to wear her boots over her sleeper.

Anna and her new doll from grandma.

Opening her homemade wooden blocks from grandpa!

She loves building towers and knocking them down.

Later that day, we made ginger bread houses with Dan's family.

Good thing I was paired up with the artistic one. :)

Our finished product!

Dan's family is all extremely musically talented. That day that had a jam session and Anna decided to help out with the drums. :)

Dan goes back to work tomorrow and it's back to the grindstone for all of us. I can't wait to go to the gym! I've only been able to go twice in 2 weeks. I've also finally been able to eat some chocolate! How I've missed it. :) I guess it's okay I didn't work out, because I wasn't eating a ton, so at least I didn't gain weight. I went to two different doctors this week and I weighed the same at both of them. But, oh, I can't wait to have my full health back!