Glad that's over

Last week started out with a bang! I hurriedly got ready for my preschooler's end of year celebration. It was a lot of fun. The kids were so excited. They have come so far and learned so much. And they are adorable! So Monday and Tuesday were spent preparing and celebrating. I had them wear graduation caps just for fun even though they all have another year of preschool. :)

My 'favorite' student
aka 'my teacher's aide'


........then......

everything went wrong

I woke up Wenesday morning with a mild itch. That turned into a full-blown case of HIVES by afternoon. My hands and feet swelled up and I looked afright. I've never had hives before. I took some benadryl and was feeling like I could handle this. Then in the wee hours of Thursday morning I was up using the restroom and afterward I got really dizzy and couldn't walk. David heard me stumbling around and came to help. He got me back into my bedroom but then I passed out on the floor. Passed out! Me. I've never done that before either. Apparently I wasn't making much sense so David took me straight to the ER. I looked like I had leprosy. They treated me, made sure I was a bit better then sent me home.

The next morning, Friday, I was about 100% worse and looked TERRIBLE. I didn't know it was possible to look that awful. I went to my regular doctor and he prescribed me some steroids. Within 4 hours I was presentable and they have been kept at bay since. The worst part was not the itching, it was the lightheadedness and weak, icky feeling. It was awful. I'm so glad it's over and I hope it never happens again.

Luckily by Saturday afternoon I was able to attend Beauty and the Beast at a local Theater. I had planned this for our ward's YW and had put a lot of effort into getting it all set up. I would have hated to miss it.

I brought Cyrena with me and she LOVED it. I was surprised how much. She kept telling me, "thank you for bringing me Mommy." I loved seeing her perma-grin. And I sealed the deal by buying her a t-shirt. Instant joy.

Our group

Yesterday morning Cyrena had a little fun with the camera. This is one she took of Natalie...too cute.

In the afternoon David and I attended The Gila Valley Temple dedication. We were able to participate via satellite. It was another great experience for us to be able to hear from our prophet and see blessings unfold in that valley.

So a busy, crazy, eventful week that had it's definite highs and it's definite lows. Gotta take the bitter with the sweet I guess. Here's off to a lazy first week of summer!