Flu Season Begins with a Bang

Everyone warned us that this first flu season would be a rough one since the girls are in daycare. And boy were they right! If this is any indication of the next few months, we're in for a long winter.

The girls came down with a nasty stomach flu bug in early November, which ended up lasting for about 10 days! Some of that time they were unable to go to daycare, which meant Mom and Dad taking time off work. And because our kind, little girls love to share, Mom and Dad both caught the bug too. Yuck.

We were very fortunate that Grandma and Grandpa Lund came over to help us out. It is always helpful to have extra hands, but it was especially helpful when we were all sick.

The timing of all this coincided with an especially busy time at work for me. And then we received the sad news in mid-November that my grandfather had passed away. He had been through a long bout with cancer, but he did get to meet his great-granddaughters during our trip to San Diego in July, thankfully.

Once again, Grandma and Grandpa Lund came to our rescue, and left their house literally with an hours' notice to come help us out again. I was able to make a quick trip to San Diego to join family for my grandfather's service. It was nice to have a couple days to spend with my dad, sister, grandma and extended family to honor Grandpa and share stories from the past and make new memories.

Oh, What a Night!

The girls didn't stay awake long enough to see Obama's official victory, but they were confident enough that he'd done it before drifting off to la la land.  Matt and I were glued to the TV all evening, watching the returns. When it was finally official at 8pm PST, we talked to friends and family on the phone, and then toasted with some sparkling cider as we watched his amazing victory speech.  What an exciting time this is!  

I've never been this engaged in a political campaign before. I've been more interested in recent years thanks to Matt, who is a junkie. to say the least.  But this time was different. The excitement for this candidate and the fact I'm a new mom really made the difference.  

I remember being so impressed with Obama at the Democratic convention in 2004, and have been cheering for him since then.  While in the hospital on bedrest last January & February, I had a lot of time to watch primary coverage on CNN. Barack was just so impressive - smart, eloquent, cool and calm.  The more I saw and heard from him, the more I liked. This is the most important election I can recall, and I can't wait to tell the girls about it someday.  I think it's so awesome that in the world they grow up in, anyone can be President.