Adventures in La La Land

What a week! Buckle up! 1. Sunday was Mothers' Day. I've implemented a fool-proof system for getting the Mothers' Day I want over the past few years: be explicit about what I want and set my family up for success. I bought canned cinnamon rolls when I did my weekly grocery shopping and set out the pie pans before I went to bed because I knew no one would be able to find them in the morning. I told Justin what time I needed to get up in order to get ready for church on time. Then I stayed in bed until my surprise breakfast in bed was brought to me. 😂 We have a good team because Lena is a traditionalist who will never forget, Levi and Lucy love cinnamon rolls, and Justin is willing and able to help them get it all together in the morning. They all wrote in a sweet homemade card, Levi gave me a hand-painted pot with a flower in it, a painting, and a nice letter (all from school). He has also been conspiring with my dad for the past couple of weeks to get me a tree for our fro...

1. I was violently ill all week. I haven't slept in my own bed since last Tuesday- partly because I'm a nice wife, and partly because I sleep better when I can elevate my head on the arm of the couch. I made it through work at school on Monday due to copious amounts of coffee and tea. Wednesday was rough at Once Upon. I broke down and spent the big bucks on Mucinex cough drops which contain a cough suppressant, but I think I ate twelve of them during my five hour shift, and I was still hacking like a 20 year smoker. By that point, I'd been coughing for a solid week despite all the OTC meds I could find, and I could feel it moving to my lungs. Wednesday night was the first time I noticed that scary feeling that I was choking on my cough and couldn't catch my breath. I could also tell I was starting to wheeze. On Thursdays at school, I have a class at 8:30, then not again 'til 1:15. So I powered through the 8:30 class, then went to the doctor. She could hear gurgling ...