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Family is all about sharing

If there is one thing that we have learned over the last 3 years, it is that family is all about sharing. We have shared lots of joy, we have shared burdens from time to time, we have shared playtime and we have shared work. Well, now we share a cold. Hey, you have to take the good with the bad, right?

So a little more than a week ago, just before I was to take a trip to Houston for work, I noticed a slight tickle in the back of my throat. "Great" I thought. Just in time to take a business trip, I was getting sick. Last Sunday, the day before my trip, by miracle, I felt much better! Woohoo! Then, on Tuesday, while I was gone, Brenda tells me she seemed to pick up a sore throat, but she didn't know from where. I sheepishly admitted to having a sore throat over the weekend, but told her that it passed so quickly. Well, it didn't. Brenda missed a day of work with absolutely no voice whatsoever. She returned to work the next day, still with no voice.

All along, Grace has had a little bit of a runny nose. It wasn't anything bad mind you, just a little clear drainage. By Friday, she had a double ear infection that was literally pouring out of her nose and eyes. And like the precious little jewel that she is, she generously shared her cold with Gram!

So, if you have a beautiful bride that is just getting over a cold and a little angel miserable with achy ears and a running nose, what do you think you should do? Well, sure!! You go to Gramma's house in Tyler, right? Maybe not our greatest plan. Grace was already not feeling well, and we completely upended her normal routine. She stayed up way past her bedtime, ate at irregular times and was thrown into an unfamiliar environment. Throw in Gramma, Grampa and Mema, who she doesn't see often.

By Saturday, Grace was coming around a bit. She was still out of her element, but her contagious (literally) personality was beginning to come back around. She seemed to get her joy back at least a bit. We took Mema to run some errands and had lunch at Mercado's. The whole time, Grace was her giddy little self. She danced and bounced and talked to Mema, calling her by name several times. Mema was definitely thrilled!

We played outside a bit, took a couple of turns on the swing, but we did avoid the direct contact with Punky and Sissy. Grace still hasn't gotten completely accustomed to Gramma yet. Despite a very good try with her favorite book "Elmo's Busy Day", Grace wasn't going to warm up quite that easily. She did however climb up on Grampa for a hug and kiss before bed on Saturday night.

We are home again and it appears that the antibiotics are doing their job. We took some good pictures while we were there. There is an album available with some cute pictures of Grace in the swing and running around in the front yard. There are also some pictures of Gramma reading Elmo to Grace.

Oh, and since we are family that shares... guess who has the cold now! Yeah, I got it back. Thanks for sharing.

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