Little Joe and Family visit

It seems like ages since New Year's and the whole family was here for our holiday together. Sis #4 and family are here this weekend for a visit. How can a 5 year old grow so much in so little time? Little Joe is so much taller than he was a few weeks ago!!! I couldn't hardly believe it. He's always had allergy problems and it's giving him fits right now.



This trip they are staying up at our folks house since no one else is here visiting. Little Joe wanted to come to my house and stay last night. Great! We trekked down there about 9:30, did his breathing treatment, and read "Ernest and Twist" (love that book!). He didn't want to stay in the kids' room since his mom and dad weren't in the guest room next door I guess. So he bunked with me. No big deal except he wakes up coughing several times and the dog keeps barking outside so I have to let her in. That wasn't Little Joe's fault. Then about 5:45am he wakes up telling me he's hungry. I think my response might have been, "Are you kidding me?"

I kept putting him off on the hungry thing, but all of a sudden he says my ear hurts. I got the flashlight and looked at it. I don't see anything. Every little bit he said it hurt. So we finally got up and went to the living room. I got him so goldfish and a drink. Then the ear thing got worse. He said when he swallowed it hurt. I thought maybe a warm wet cloth would help. It did for a little bit, but then the hurting kept up. He started crying and about 7 I said let's go. I got his stuff on him and I pulled on my coat and stocking cap(over my flannel pj's and robe, NOT PRETTY) and we jumped in the truck to go up to MaMaw and Papa's.

Papa was sitting at the table eating his breakfast when we walked in. I guess everyone heard up pull up and come in the door. Joe's dad came out of the room and started to take him in with him. I told him what was goin on. My dad, that would be Papa, said "It's a little early for you to be goin to work isn't it?" I stepped around the chair and said, "Do I look like I'm ready for work?" He kinda chuckled and said he couldn't see below my coat where I was before. Everyone had a little laugh at my scary looking get up. Then my dad chimes in,"You should get a picture of that outfit and put it on your blog." I don't think so!!!

It was determined that Little Joe had an ear infection. They gave him some tylenol and it wasn't hurting so bad after that. They started making phone calls to get him into a clinic this morning. Turns out he didn't really have an ear infection yet, but he need more meds for his asthma and a little ear cleaning. I won't go into details there.

After that I left the folks house and went back down to my place to get ready for work. I was just about to go up the back door steps when I heard a laugh coming from the direction of my Aunt and Uncle's house. Uncle happened to be out on his back porch and saw me. I guess he thought my outfit was funny too. I didn't really think too much about it when the kid was crying and I was just pulling stuff on to get him out.

Thing is, they've all seen me like that before. I don't know why it's so surprising!!! But don't think I'm ever gonna post a pic like that on here!!!!!!!!!!