The good news is that today is Art's 24th birthday!
The bad news is that we both have bad colds that don't seem to be getting any better. We've both been sick since Sunday. I woke up that day with a cough, and it hasn't changed in six days. It's weird.
Normally colds go through several phases: fever, aches, stuffy head, runny nose, sore throat, coughing, the end. And normally the cold sneaks up on you. But not this time. It went straight for my lungs, and wasn't very subtle about it.
So basically I've been coughing my butt off for six days straight. It sucks. On the upside, I'm starting to get rock-hard abs. Coughing is a pretty good ab workout.
Art isn't coughing as much, but his symptoms all point to one thing: he's starting to suspect that he has bronchitis, but we can't afford to got to the doctor to figure it out (and get treatment). Which is really too bad, because those antibiotics work FAST. I would know. I've had bronchitis before. Twice.
I looked up natural remedies online, and I saw a list for all sorts of teas that are supposed to help. It's great to know that there are natural remedies out there, but I don't know where to get them. I've never heard of honeysuckle tea before. Where does one get honeysuckle tea?
So if you feel so inclined, would you send up a prayer for us? We would definitely appreciate that.
November 29, 2008
November 28, 2008
Pictures From When My Family Visited
Hey guys. I was going to do two posts today: this one, and one about how miserable I feel (I have a really bad cold). But I feel so yucky that I just don't have the energy to type two posts. So here is my post about my terrible cold AND my post with the pictures. Enjoy! (Enjoy the pictures, that is. Don't enjoy my cold, please. That would just be mean).
Here are a few random pictures from the week of my mom's and Elleah's and Kiera's visit.
I'm really surprised she let us go this far. She doesn't like stuff on her head (including hats).
She loves Art.
Whenever we went out, we had to put adult mitts on her hands to keep her warm, because we didn't have any mitts her size. I thought it looked really comical.
We took Chuckanut Drive from Bellingham to Oak Harbor. It's the scenic route, and even though it takes a little longer, it's so worth it.
We drove through Oak Harbor on our way to Seattle. This is Deception Pass.
One of my favorite views in the whole world.
From Oak Harbor, we drove down the island to take the ferry to Seattle.
This is at Kerry Park.
The Space Needle.
Kiera thought this was funny, and so did I. (And that's me in my new jacket. I'm glad it makes me look so fat. Geez.)
Art doing his job.
The Peace Arch at the border. You can see border construction happening in the background for 2010 Olympics. I'm scared for how crazy it's going to be.
Kiera was super enthusiastic about this particular photo op. And you would think I had never seen the sun a day in my life! Pale skin much?
She would fall asleep with her face in her zipper, and wake up with these lines on her face.
Art took us to Whatcom Falls Park one day. It's not far from where we live, and yet, I had never been there before that day. It's really pretty.
Kiera really enjoyed it. (No seriously, she did). She liked being pushed along the bumpy trails.
We found a duck pond. And I took pictures of ducks for some reason. Like I've never seen a duck before.
This is in downtown Bellingham. This is the same place where Art and Joe did their CrossFit "Fight Gone Bad" workout.
Okay, I saw this tile and thought it was so romantic. Most of the bricks on the ground in Bellingham Square have various names on them (I'm assuming the names are of people who made donations to build Bellingham Square). And some guy out there decided to use that opportunity to propose instead! I love it.
Kiera in the little grocery cart at Haggen.
Most of these random pictures are mine, but I'll confess that I stole a few from Elleah as well. She takes such good pictures!
Here are a few random pictures from the week of my mom's and Elleah's and Kiera's visit.
I'm really surprised she let us go this far. She doesn't like stuff on her head (including hats).
She loves Art.
Whenever we went out, we had to put adult mitts on her hands to keep her warm, because we didn't have any mitts her size. I thought it looked really comical.
We took Chuckanut Drive from Bellingham to Oak Harbor. It's the scenic route, and even though it takes a little longer, it's so worth it.
We drove through Oak Harbor on our way to Seattle. This is Deception Pass.
One of my favorite views in the whole world.
From Oak Harbor, we drove down the island to take the ferry to Seattle.
This is at Kerry Park.
The Space Needle.
Kiera thought this was funny, and so did I. (And that's me in my new jacket. I'm glad it makes me look so fat. Geez.)
Art doing his job.
The Peace Arch at the border. You can see border construction happening in the background for 2010 Olympics. I'm scared for how crazy it's going to be.
Kiera was super enthusiastic about this particular photo op. And you would think I had never seen the sun a day in my life! Pale skin much?
She would fall asleep with her face in her zipper, and wake up with these lines on her face.
Art took us to Whatcom Falls Park one day. It's not far from where we live, and yet, I had never been there before that day. It's really pretty.
Kiera really enjoyed it. (No seriously, she did). She liked being pushed along the bumpy trails.
We found a duck pond. And I took pictures of ducks for some reason. Like I've never seen a duck before.
This is in downtown Bellingham. This is the same place where Art and Joe did their CrossFit "Fight Gone Bad" workout.
Okay, I saw this tile and thought it was so romantic. Most of the bricks on the ground in Bellingham Square have various names on them (I'm assuming the names are of people who made donations to build Bellingham Square). And some guy out there decided to use that opportunity to propose instead! I love it.
Kiera in the little grocery cart at Haggen.
Most of these random pictures are mine, but I'll confess that I stole a few from Elleah as well. She takes such good pictures!
November 26, 2008
"Fight Gone Bad" Pictures
Do you remember last month when I blogged about CrossFit? And I linked to a video of Art doing a CrossFit workout for a good cause (here's the link to the post).
And now, here are some pictures of Art and his brother Joe doing the workout.
Art taking a rest.
Mid-air, on the box jump.
Joe struggling with the thrusters.
Art rocks the thrusters.
Art on the row machine.
You can see Joe in the background doing wall balls.
Joe working hard to do the sumo dead lift high pulls.
You should have seen these guys working out at the same time. They rested at the same time, in the same way. Same facial expressions and posture and everything. Do you think they're brothers?
Yay Joe! Full extension!
Fight Gone Bad III from Jogo Crossfit Bellingham on Vimeo.
Speaking of CrossFit, Art has his official coaching schedule at the CrossFit gym in Bellingham for the month of December. He is slowly but surely making his CrossFit dreams come true!
And now, here are some pictures of Art and his brother Joe doing the workout.
Art taking a rest.
Mid-air, on the box jump.
Joe struggling with the thrusters.
Art rocks the thrusters.
Art on the row machine.
You can see Joe in the background doing wall balls.
Joe working hard to do the sumo dead lift high pulls.
You should have seen these guys working out at the same time. They rested at the same time, in the same way. Same facial expressions and posture and everything. Do you think they're brothers?
Yay Joe! Full extension!
Fight Gone Bad III from Jogo Crossfit Bellingham on Vimeo.
Speaking of CrossFit, Art has his official coaching schedule at the CrossFit gym in Bellingham for the month of December. He is slowly but surely making his CrossFit dreams come true!
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