Not really. :)
Actually I was kind of clueless as to what needed to be done before the "big day" tomorrow as well as trying to establish some kind of evening festivities.
The one thing I knew I wanted to do was go to the gym and run.....so I could feel better about eating whatever the heck I want tomorrow.
But--Petunia had other plans for me. She has had a fever off and on the past two days and fell asleep on Luke's lap at 6:30 last night. After I rocked her back to sleep during the middle of the night,I told myself if she woke up with a fever I was taking her to the doctor.
I called her pediatrician at 8:01am and their office was closed today.
What the heck?! Who takes Christmas Eve day off of work?! :)
So, I loaded her up and took her to the Urgent Care a few miles away. As soon as we were called back by the nurse she lost it.
Its a double edge sword when you take your kid to the doctor. You want to feel like your diagnosis is correct and make it worth the $20 copay. But at the same time, you don't want your baby angel to be sick.
Needless to say, Petunia has an ear infection. I thought maybe thats why she was sleeping so terrible. But she also has A LOT of chest/nasal congestion. The doctor tested her for RSV, which I have no idea what that is. He told me the test results would be back in 4-5 hours and if she tested positive I needed to take her to the ER.
Wow. Christmas in the hospital. The thought was bringing me down quickly. As I pulled out of the parking lot I said a prayer in the car.
I got her antibiotic at the new pharmacy by our house and called my home teacher from church. He came over and gave her a blessing, and I was so thankful. Luke and I said a prayer together and we went on with our day. Presents to wrap and laundry to be done. No time for moping or wondering what we'd be doing for Christmas Eve if Petunia was in the hospital.
Petunia took a nice LONG nap. Thank goodness. She really needed some good rest for her little body.
The boys lounged while Luke ran last minute Santa errands.
Luke took the boys on a bike ride and went to visit some friends in the neighborhood. When Petunia woke up we bundled up and took a walk. We were still waiting for the test results for the RSV test.
We ran to the store and I ran out of patience so I called the Urgent Care. They called me back while I was inside Albertson's to tell me the results were negative.
I wanted to hug the person next to me in the frozen food aisle. Instead I gave the nurse a jolly "Thank you" and she wished me a Merry Christmas! It was a GREAT Christmas present indeed.
To celebrate we stopped by (where else?!) Sonic for beverages and cheese bites. Petunia even got her own cherry slush.
Christmas Eve dinner; We don't have a traditional meal yet. I was craving Tony's Pizza (as usual) but agreed to a breakfast dinner. We love breakfast dinner.
We even had bacon in the fridge, that was neat-o mosquito. We had eggs, PB toast, cinnamon rolls, and bacon.
The kids got cleaned up after dinner and were bouncing off the walls. The boys couldn't wait to open their one gift---which is a tradition from when I was a kid.
Tubbs kept asking me, "When can we read the Bible so we can open a present?"
Soon Tubbs. Soon.
Luke was outside getting the tether ball ball (on a tire) set up that a friend had been storing for us. He had snuck outside to help get it off the truck and moved to the back yard. It was dark outside but I thought for sure one of the kids was going to go outside to look for him. As soon as he snuck back in, we settled the kids in for the story of Jesus' birth in Luke chapter 2. We had Bubba get out his scripture and read this year... and he liked it. Thank you Bubba.
After our scriptures and discussion about Jesus' birthday we let the kids open their gift.
Grandma Hogue made the kids each five pairs of pajama bottoms and we wrapped them up for their Christmas Eve present. It was interesting watching the boys strip down and try to decide which pair to wear to bed.
Next item on the agenda: Toss the reindeer food out on the lawn for Rudolph. :)
Boys brushed their teeth and into bed.
Bubba's prayers utilized the word "Santa" a lot. He asked that Santa would make it all the way around the world tonight and that he would get lots of presents. Tubbs asked Heavenly Father to help us remember Jesus when we open our presents tomorrow.
I love my boys.
With the kids tucked in bed, Luke went to work on writing his letter from Santa. I am always entertained reading these and picturing the boys' faces when they read it in the morning.
What a day!
I am listening to "Santa" sleep on the couch behind me as I type. Time to wake him up so we can fill stockings. I guess I better make sure the boys are asleep first, because I never know with "Foxhole Tubbs."
Merry Christmas Eve!
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