When Life Strikes

This week I was planning to blog one of the many beautiful weddings I’m behind on sharing! Sadly, life had other plans for me. I’m really not one for the woe-is-me mentality, but our household has been fighting one (or maybe three) cold viruses for the last two and a half weeks, and it’s put a damper on our productivity, to say the least. It started with Jake, got passed on to Natalie, and I inevitably picked it up shortly after. It’s been a lot of coughing, tissues, Vick’s Vapor Rub, and simply trying to make it through the day until bedtime. Good news, I think we are finally on the mend! So maybe next week I’ll blog a wedding? Optimism.

Funny story though. My voice has been a little, shall I say, special. I’ve been sounding like these guys from Monster’s Inc. (Skip ahead to 29 seconds in.) Anyhow, a few days ago Natalie was at her day school and Jake was at work, so I was getting some editing done at the computer. I’d been coughing a lot throughout the morning, but not talking much because, well, I’m not one of those people who has conversations with their dogs. A little later Jake called to let me know he was on his way home from work. When I answered the phone, I opened my mouth to say hello, fully expecting to hear my voice. Instead, a measly squeak came out. I tried again with a little more force, only to acheive the same result. I started laughing, which also sounded like a pathetic attempt at a baby seal imitation, and in turn made me laugh even harder. At this point Jake started laughing too. I can’t remember the last time I laughed so hard (or maybe I should say squawked). I was crying from the laughter. It probably lasted for a good 5 minutes, me trying to have a conversation with Jake, only to start laughing again at the pitiful sound of my voice. Hilarious, right?! Ok, maybe you had to be there. But I still laugh thinking about.

In other news, my latest fashion trend has been the “dressing through my daughter” style. In other words, as long as Natalie looks adorably put together, I figure that means my life seems put together as well and I can get away with a more disheveled look. Solid reasoning, no? Yeah, that’s what I’m telling myself.

Who’s ready to go to the store? Natalie is!

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(Excuse the quality. It’s an iPhone snap.)

Happy weekend everyone!!