Catching Up

I apologize for getting behind in my updates. I'm feeling a little better, but still very tired and worn out. I had a headache that wouldn't go away until last Thursday, and that makes a big difference. I couldn't even read or knit or watch tv to pass the time. Now I've been using my down time to knit, so I feel like I'm accomplishing something. It's still hard to do anything, because it feels like there's a tight band around my chest when I breathe in, and even the littlest activity wears me out. Let me catch everybody up on the past few days.
On Saturday I drove to Saranac Lake to meet my parents and pick up Carter and Myles. I thought it couldn't be too tiring to drive (what's the difference between sitting knitting and sitting driving, I thought) Well, I was mistaken -- it took a lot out of me. I got home and slept the rest of the afternoon. The boys had a great time at my parents', and my mom has promised to send me pictures so you all can see them in action. For those of you who wondered why my dad's hand was bandaged: he burned his hand on hot tar while roofing. It was reminiscent of Merlyn's burn -- he had a big blister and second degree burn. We actually gave him some of the medicine and bandages we had left over from Merlyn's foot. He's doing better now and is back at work.
I'll leave Sunday's update to a later post, since this is getting long and I'm getting tired. Here are some pictures of Merlyn and Berkleigh from last week:


















The girls were on the lawn mower waiting for Grandma Faye to come pick them up.
Merlyn loves her new shoes. Now we all have a pair except Bryan. The girls look especially cute in theirs because their feet are so small.

Merlyn and Berkleigh were playing with a ball at Grandma Faye's house. They played very well together all week. It's not often that they are the only kids around -- even when Carter and Myles were at school, I still usually had daycare kids.