WARNING : If this blog sounds like I'm complaining, I'm not. This is concern & worry.
  So I have a sick little girl at home today. She missed school yesterday because of sore throat, coughing, runny nose, sneezing, & a low grade fever. She's doing better today, but the sneezing is so violent! I'm doing everything I can to keep from getting sick, but I have absolutely NO Lysol in the house (no bleach, either), so I can't really spray to get rid of germs. I'm just hoping that keeping my distance & washing my hands extremely often is enough this time. Thankfully, she's feeling better today, so she's able to do more for herself. We're spending time together, just not touching.
  This is drill weekend, so Ronny's busy. I miss him when he isn't here! He's decided to sacrifice sleep & time at home so that we can afford the rest of the items we need for the baby, the kids' birthday parties (we aren't equipped to have them at home, so we have to do it somewhere else, which means we spend more money), & Christmas gifts for our large & ever-growing family. I don't complain about money (or the lack thereof), because he works constantly & without complaint. Unfortunately, because of the ill-repair of the house we live in, our electricity bill has been outrageous (between $300 & $500 every month since March). We pay more than half of our income to rent & despite the reports I've made to the landlord(s), they have not done any work on the house. Ronny said something to them on Friday about I am good at putting a meal together when it seems that there is nothing in the house. However, last night, we made our last stick-it-out meal. It's surprising how many different meals require milk, butter/margarine, or BOTH. I've recently learned that those are just 2 of the items I take for granted.