Rough Patch

The past two weeks have been quite a challenge! First, Harrison dropped a wooden train down the toilet. After trying every trick in the book, we finally had to give up and replace our toilet. Just a bunch of yuckiness that we'd rather not deal with!

Then, our cat Ike passed away. She was 15 and had been going downhill in the past few weeks, but she was a member of our family and has been missed....especially by Hamp, who asks about her almost every day.

Add on top of that the fact that Tanner & both boys have been sick for about 2 weeks, and we're about at our limit!

We have carved out some fun, though, by baking goodies, building forts, reading tons of books, and trying out a few new yummy soup recipes. We've also learned more about Thomas than we ever thought possible, thanks to some new-found websites. Who would have thought there are whole sites devoted to all the characters? Anyway, we've definitely made the most of our sick family time, and that's been our silver lining in these last couple of weeks!