It's been quite a week...

So, it's been a pretty crazy week around here.  Let me catch you up to speed a bit...

Starting last Friday night...I had my Scentsy Open House Launch Party at my house and it went pretty well!  Not as many people came as I was hoping for, but I still had a good turnout and I'm one step closer to my goal of becoming a Certified Consultant!  Thanks to those who came and supported me, ordered online, and cheered me on! :)

Saturday...The annual Spanaway Lake High School Holiday Craft Bazaar.  A tradition for the girls in my family for as long as I can remember!  This year we had the biggest group we've ever had...me, my mom, my sister, sister-in-law, aunts Mary, Krissy, and Lori, cousins Amanda, Maddie, and Ashley, and Ashley's baby girl, Claire.  We had a great time!  And, most importantly, I got a few great new things for Christmas, and few things for all year round, too.  In fact, as we were leaving, everyone was laughing at me just a bit, saying I'm always the biggest spender, while me, my sister, my cousin Amanda and maybe a few others all carried my stuff to the car!  It was just all big stuff, is all... :)
Next on our Saturday agenda was Avery's 3rd Birthday party!  She was the belle of her princess ball and all the kids had a great time playing with everything princess!  {And I do mean everything. I think we were the only ones that didn't buy her a princess themed gift!}
As soon as we got home from the party and got Taylor ready for bed, I knew I wasn't feeling right.  I put her to bed right away, Matt left to go to a friend's party for a bit, and I went to bed, too.  A few hours later, I was awake...and sick.  That lasted into the morning, and I spent the next 3 days on the couch, literally feeling like I'd been hit by a truck.  My muscles were sore, my joints were achy, my stomach was really ticked off, and the nausea just wouldn't go away.  This was probably the worst "bug" I ever remember catching, and it seemed to last for-e-ver.

Sunday, I got some really sad news.  Josh Baker, a guy I used to work with at Alaska Airlines, was killed in a car accident the night before.  He was a Renton fire fighter, a husband, a father of two small children, and a really great, fun-loving, stick-up-for-the-little-guy kind of guy.  He was always laughing and making you laugh.  He was usually stirring up some kind of trouble, but everyone loved him for it.  He was a Union Shop Steward for the ramp workers at Alaska until they were outsourced, and was really good at what he did.  He made people want to stand up.  He wanted Alaska to do the right thing.  He was a great guy and a good friend to many.  Please, please say a prayer for his wife, Ann, tonight.  I worked with her at Alaska Airlines, too, and I've been sick to my stomach thinking about her this past week.  She's so sweet.  The kind of girl that everyone likes.  She tamed Josh when people weren't sure it could be done, and they were a perfect match.  I just can't imagine the pain she is enduring.  I pray that she will find strength for herself, and for her babies {a little boy who's 3, and a baby girl, almost 1}.  I hope she can find peace someday.  His memorial service is tomorrow.

Monday...watched movies and cartoons with Tay.  She woke up from her nap with a fever.  Perfect.  She kicked it over-night though, and Tuesday she seemed perfectly fine.  It was another day at home though, since I still wasn't feeling good.

Wednesday...I still wasn't feeling 100%, but I headed over to my parents house to keep an eye on the daycare kids while my mom took my dad to his first chemotherapy treatment.  The plan is that he will go every other week to get a treatment at the hospital, lasting about 4-5 hours, then he comes home with a pump {that looks like a fanny-pack} that continuously feeds the medication through a port that was surgically placed in his chest for the next 48 hours.  He'll do this for the next 6 months.  He was feeling pretty good when he got home on Wednesday, but they said that day 3 of his treatment will probably bring on the sickness and exhaustion.  That's today.  Say a little prayer for him, too, would ya?  Thanks.

Thursday...Got up feeling sooo much better!  Finally!!!  Even ate some breakfast.  {Did I mention I lost about 10 pounds??  The upside of being sick, I suppose.}  Anyway, I had a million things to do, so we got up, got ready and headed out the door for some much needed shopping and errand running.  On our way home, Taylor started crying and complaining that her tummy hurt.  I kinda panicked thinking, "Lord, please don't let her get sick while I'm driving...and no diarrhea in the carseat, please!!!"  Well, we made it home without incident, but as soon as she sat on the toilet...well, I won't go into detail.  Poor baby.  She was holding her tummy and saying "Mommy, it hurts.  My tummy hurts!"  Ugh, I wanted to cry!  I knew her stomach hurt and all I could do was rub her back and encourage her to get it all out.  When she was done, I put a Pull-Up on her {just in case} and laid a towel down in her bed {just in case}.  She went right to sleep and woke up feeling totally fine for the rest of the night!  She ate every bite of her dinner and has been fine ever since.  Thank God this little bug didn't hit her as hard as it did me, but man..this thing just won't go away!  She had a fever on Monday...and didn't get an upset tummy til Thursday?!  Hopefully that will be the end of the sickies in our house.  Matt is NOT getting sick!!

Today...kind of a catch up day.  Cleaning the bathrooms again, for sure!  A few more errands to run that we didn't get to yesterday, and then tonight...my very first outside Scentsy party!!  I'm nervous and excited!  My sister-in-law, Karena is hosting the party, so I know it will go great...but I'm just a bit anxious to get this first party behind me.  I think I'm gonna practice what I'll say while I'm in the shower today. :)

And then, tomorrow...11am in Fall City is Josh's memorial service.  I'm sure 1/2 of Alaska Airlines will be there to support Ann and to pay their respects to Josh, and being that he was a fire fighter, I'm sure there will be a full Honor Guard service.  Heart wrenching.  It will be good to see a lot of familiar faces, but this is not the way that I want to catch up with old friends.  I get a lump in my throat just thinking about it.
After that, I get to lift my spirits at my nephew Peter's 6th Birthday party!  This kid just melts my heart.  He seems to be getting in trouble constantly, and from the outside many think he's a "naughty" kid.  Really, he's just a boy.  He's rough and rowdy and loud....and has the biggest, sweetest, most giving, tender heart you could ever imagine.  He's perfect in school, and has the most contagious laugh.  He's the first one to notice a hair-cut or new purse that I'm sporting, and he always has a compliment for me.  I'm telling you, this kid is cool. :)

On another note...I've missed several days of my Thanksgiving posts, and I think I'm giving up on that.  I'm thankful for so many things...and you've all heard about it a time or two before, anyway.

So, here's hoping things start looking up!  Something good has got to be coming our way soon...right?!  Fingers crossed! :)