Single Parent

I don't know how single parents do it - no breaks or time alone - wow. Steve has been in Chicago since Monday and is coming home tonight. The kids miss him severely while he is gone - it's really tough on them. He has wised up over the years while traveling. Now, he just checks in to make sure we are all ok and hanging in there and he kinda skims over what he's doing. Before total chaos would be going on in our household while he was showering and getting ready to go and eat at a 5 Star restaurant. I did have a tinge of envy last night when he said they were walking over to a new Mortons Restaurant that opened up.

Isabella is going to the doctor today at 1:00. She stayed home from school yesterday - had a fever, sore throat and ear ache. Today the fever is gone but the sore throat and earache are still there. Friday she goes to the allergist to have the testing done. Steve wasn't able to switch his schedule around to stay home with Ava so Amy (one of our neighbors) is going to watch her. It's our babysitters mom who loves Ava like her own. Jack will be there also, so I know Ava will have a good time. The new paper info the Doctors office sent specifically said to not bring younger siblings due to the length of the visit (3 hours).