Yesterday I received a letter from the solider I'm writing to through Operation Military Support. Poor guy doesn't sound too excited to be in the military. That must be hard enough to be in a war when you support it or at least love the military, but to not even want to be in the military? Wow. I don't know much about him yet, but I'm in the process of writing a letter back to him. I'm also going to send him a copy of his favorite magazine. I want to put together a little package of odds and ends to send to him, too.

This is just one of those days where I'm never going to get ahead no matter how hard I try. Both kids slept horribly last night and both woke up with colds. So, I've had two sick, cranky kids today - Accalia more cranky than Cole. They're both sleeping right now, though, so I'm catching up with some LLL work. The ink cartridges for the printer arrived today, so I'm finally able to print off a bunch of stuff! Why, you may ask, don't we just go down to the store and buy some? Cory buys them off of eBay and gets two for $7 or close to that. Much preferable to the $20 we'd spend otherwise on just one.

I think the idea of getting all caught up on laundry today is going out the window. Cole's been throwing up. I don't think he's nauseated. I think he's just choking on the excess mucous he has right now. So, I'm washing bed sheets right now. They needed to be washed any way. I also have to wash my Maya Wrap. Thankfully my friend Sara gave me a Kissaluv sling, so I have an extra sling that I really like - instead of the Nojo I was using before. At least diaper covers are hanging out to dry right now. That just means 3 or 4 more loads of laundry. Woo hoo!

Accalia's been having an awesome week in terms of receiving mail. She's in heaven! Yesterday my friend Heather sent her a card and stickers. She loved that! After she put all of the stickers in their places (a Noah's ark sticker with bunches of animals), she put it on a piece of paper, punched a hole at the top, had me tie a shoe string through in and tried to fly her new kite. Unfortunately it just wasn't windy enough. We'll have to take her kite flying this weekend if the weather cooperates.

And today, Accalia and Cole (and me and Cory!) got a package from my parents with lots of goodies. Accalia got a Winnie the Pooh sticker/coloring book, treats like licorice and Teddy Grahams, and Cole got a book (which Accalia will get more enjoyment out of right now) and new socks. Socks and pjs always seem to be the most needed clothing items. Why is that? Then Cory and I got a bit of cash to treat ourselves to a meal. Thanks Mom and Dad!