Sweet Faces

It’s been quite the weekend with Knut being gone at his big ski race in Wisconsin, and even my in-laws (emergency babysitters!) were out of town on a retreat as well.  I fed the kids waffles, which is usually reserved for special occasions.  Maybe I was just trying to cover up the vulnerableness and anxiety of being alone with some sort of “let’s party!” attitude portrayed to the kids.  It worked.  

Actually, David is strong enough to do most of Knut’s chores around the house, and that’s been a big relief to both Knut and I when he is away.  It eases up my burdens quite a bit when I don’t have to worry about hauling firewood into the house or lift large, heavy buckets of corn for our corn-burning stove in the basement, or shovel snow off of the driveway.  All those things get David really excited.  He’s just built for that sort of thing.  Silje was also a huge help, and we had some great talks this weekend as we were stuck inside due to the extreme colds.

Unfortunately, Solveig and Ingrid both had fevers yesterday, (a few days after these pictures were taken).  They were a low grade, all day sort of thing.  I’m hoping they will be over it soon.  I have to admit, that if I have to deal with sickness in the house, the snuggly kind like this is the best kind to get.  It’s not the best for productivity, but it is great for hibernation.

Knut got back last night.  It was a hard race for him this year, and he’s pretty sore.  There is so much to be done this week, I’m trying not to get overwhelmed by it, or dream up what I’ll do if this sickness works it’s way through everyone.

I’ll get back to my writings on rest soon.  In the mean time, I’m going to try to work on prioritizing what needs to get done in my house.  Sick kiddos change everything.