Bubble Divas

The divine Miss Elsa


And the fabulous Miss Lily

Where or where did this little blog go? Oh where or where could it be?

I'm afraid that I left everyone with the mistaken impression that we were all well and healthy after my last postings. 12 hours later, Elsa came down with a very nasty stomach bug and she was out of school for four more days. Meanwhile, Mark was on an epic journey to a job interview that involved canceled flights on either end, a two hour drive on rural interstates at midnight, arriving at 2am before a 7am faculty breakfast and then there was a snowstorm and an extra night spent at an airport hotel. He made it back road weary and travel worn just as Elsa was starting to get back on her feet. We spent the weekend trying to catch up on the laundry, cleaning and grocery shopping that fell by the wayside when you're tending to a sick kid (especially while solo-parenting).

That was quite a week.

But, I'm glad to say that this week has been going much better. The girls made it an entire week of school without missing a day. This hasn't happened since before Xmas break. And they are doing things like eating and sleeping again. Both girls are alarmingly skinny after being so ill. My eyes nearly popped out of my head when Elsa hopped on the scale and it said "25lbs." That is super skinny, even for them. Usually, they are somewhere between 27-28lbs. It will be an exciting day when they finally crack the 30lb threshold. (I'm pretty sure Uncle John managed to do that by his first birthday...I'm hoping it will happen by the girls' 4th!)

Mark's taking his show on the road with another interview this week, too. It was with great trepidation that we said goodbye at the train station. Utter shock and amazement as his plane took off without delay. Everything seems to be going well so far. But please send good travel thoughts that his return flight tonight goes just as uneventfully.

And that's the news from Lake Wobegon. And regarding the bubble pictures above, no need to send me any warning emails about the dangers of bubble bath. That was just a very rare treat for the girls. Learning to make a bubble beard is an important rite of passage for 3-year olds everywhere. And Elsa and Lily clearly enjoyed themselves.