Not So Funny Things

Since my last post, Scott got better quite on his own. However, I almost gave in and gave him the antibiotic. Right on schedule, though, he no longer had a fever by the 3rd day (Saturday) so I didn't break down and give it to him. I am dead set against antibiotics but the pressure is there to give them just in case. I keep thinking how bad I would feel if he really got sick because I didn't give them to him. This time his body fought his virus on its own and he is acting and playing as always. I think he may have gotten a little too much attention, though, because he seems a little spoiled now. Kevin noticed all the attention Scott was getting and mentioned something about him not getting to sit on my lap ever.

Darryl's grandmother died. Last weekend and we went to the memorial service in Wilmington. It was sad for him and a little sad for me because time seems to be moving so fast now. People around us are getting older and dying. My grandmother, Mama Nik, is in the hospital now and they don't think she will make it very long. I found out about this today and have been weepy this afternoon. I knew that her health was deteriorating and that she wouldn't live much longer. They say these things happen in three's.

While we were in Wilmington we spent the night in a motel with the kids and then went to the Fort Fischer aquarium on Sunday. The kids were as excited about the motel as they were the aquarium. Deann kept calling the motel a house. She was so excited when we first got there that she kept running around saying, "Look Mama, it's got beds, it's got a sink, it's got a toilet." Finally they discovered the TV and the remote control. Deann LOVED the remote control once she figured out she could change the channels. We don't have TV at our house - the kids just watch movies. They were fascinated by all the choices. Deann still doesn't quite understand commercials. She thinks the movie has ended when a commercial comes on or that there is a problem and wants us to restart the movie. Darryl tried to explain it to her but I'm still not sure she got it.

The kids had a great time at the aquarium and kept running around yelling "Look at this fish!" We saw alligators up close. Darryl & I were amazed at how still they were. At first we thought they were stuffed. The kids got to touch a few things and then we saw the hugh tank with sharks. We also saw lobsters, octopus, eel, stingrays, jelly fish, poison dart frogs and all kinds of colorful fish. The boys got one of those souvenir pennies - Darryl ran out of coins so Deann didn't get one. She handled it quite well. The kids seemed glad to get home the next day.

This weekend the kids are at Nana & Grandaddy's tonight (Saturday) and then tomorrow. I am waiting to hear word on how Mama Nik is doing. They don't think she will regain consciousness so we decided not to go down there right now.