Feeling Sick

This week has been pretty boring to date. I've got a sinus infection that started Tuesday afternoon, so I haven't exactly been feeling real energetic. Matt has stepped in to help a lot, though. He took Natalie and Nolan to the park Tuesday evening. When they got back, I went outside when I heard Natalie crying. She had just fallen in the driveway and got a nasty bruise on her forehead. I picked her up to comfort her. Then, Nolan had run inside to get a toy and came back out crying. He had smashed his thumb in our utility room door. Matt was talking to our neighbor, and I was trying to comfort to crying kids. Needless to say, Matt had to cut his conversation short to come help with the kids. Our neighbor commented that our kids sure had some healthy cries (just what every parent LOVES to hear!)

Yesterday, our neighbor Ashlyn came over to see if Nolan wanted to go to their house to play with her daughter Morghan. This was so great since I was still feeling kinda blah. He only stayed their about 45 minutes, but it gave me time to give Natalie a bath and get Nathan ready for bed. After Nolan came back, Matt and he mowed the grass. I got Nathan and Natalie to bed and went out to join Matt and Nolan. Ashlyn and her husband and daughter then all came to our house because Ashlyn needed to use our internet to work on some stuff for school. I don't think she was able to concentrate fully since Nolan kept going to her and asking her questions (he loves talking to adults). It's nice to get to know our neighbors better since I don't know anyone up here.

Things are getting a little better here, but I still can't help but want to move back home. There is a house for sale in our neighborhood that we want to look at, and will probably do so this evening. At first I thought having a house may help me get adjusted better here, but now I'm not so sure. After hanging out with friends at my reunion, I realize that I really need to get out more and socialize rather than staying cooped up at home with the kids 24/7. Granted, with 3 kids it is hard to have time to myself...but occassionally, I need it. I guess we should try and find a babysitter so Matt and I can spend more time alone, but I still have "trust" issues...and I don't know when I will be able to shake this.