It's been a very challenging day today but we've made it through. Emmett was home sick today and I'm not sure he's going to make it back tomorrow either. In fact, if he doesn't show improvement, I may need to get him back into his pediatrician.
Assuming he has what Elliott had, it may be a few days still. Elliott was sick for over two weeks and Emmett became sick about halfway through that. Right now his cough is getting really bad and he's miserable.
Gavin has been excessively talkative today, even for him. He would not stop talking and I honestly felt like I was going to go fucking crazy. I never lost my patience but I did tune him out when it got to be too much. I kinda feel bad for that but it's self-preservation.
Elliott is actually doing pretty well and I'm grateful for that. He was having a very rough couple of weeks. Emotionally he's struggling but he physically on the mend from his respiratory illness. ☺
My major claim to fame today was getting the car fixed. Our new car had a few issues that needed taken car of and when the dealership wouldn't return my calls or make things right, my brother took care of it. There were a series of problems that needed addressed, the biggest of which was fixing the back bumper. The car had been in a minor rear end collision. I knew about it but didn't know the extent of the damage.
The rear bumper needed to be completely removed and the brackets that it mounts on needed removed and put back in the correct location. Whoever did the body work did an awful job and it took quite some time to get it right but we got it as close as we could get it.
I got the oil changed, one tire patched and all four tired rotated. We also figured out why the right fog light wasn't working and fixed that as well. All I have left that needs done is the right tail light and the center brake light need replaced. The tail light is leaking and has water in it. The brake light is missing a large part of the gasket and so water is getting inside and causing it to fail. These are relatively minor and can be done in the near future. It took about three and a half hours to get this all fixed and I'm so grateful for his help. I made sure to thank my sister in law for her patience as well because he was really late getting home.
The kids got to bed a little later tonight as a result and while they are all sleeping before midnight, Emmett is coughing up a lung.
I brought him into my room for tonight A) so Elliott could sleep and B) because the cold air from the balcony seems to be helping him. He's plenty warm. The mattress is heated and his blanket is heavy as well. I'm hoping this helps everyone to get some sleep tonight.
I'm so ready to crash but I wanted to get this out before I did so. I need to write more often because it really does help me manage life and not writing is making things worse for me.
Hopefully Emmett will be in school tomorrow because I have therapy and I really, really, really need to go.
