Salt of the Earth

Spent all Friday in the studio. It was awesome. Mick picked up the boys after school for me- he worked from home. So i literally got to spend the entire day printing. On the way home I got caught in a hail storm. The sun was shining though- and it was actually really beautiful.

Thomas woke up on Saturday complaining that his left ear hurt. I KNEW it was an infection. So I called the doc and we went in and got some antibiotics. When we got home Graham sat next to me on the couch and just kind of melted on to me. He made my right side all hot and sweaty and so I felt his head and sure enough- fever. Took temp- 101. Within a coupe hours it was up to about 104. I laid down with him on the love sac and he fell asleep. He continued to sleep for about 4 hours. He went to bed with me last night around 11pm and fell right to sleep, right next to me. He didn’t move from that position all night. His fever is 103 today and he’s sleeping again. Thomas’ ear is much better and doesn’t hurt so much. Poor kids. HOWEVER-my paper cut is all better now so life is good. (thanks Kathi for the recommendation! I’ll be picking some up tomorrow!)

Ok, back to cleaning the house.
T

Along the way : Jack was in the studio all day Friday with me and filled me in on the details of his life. He was one of the first to be sent over to Iraq when the war broke out. He’s been trained in some sort of combat thing where he is considered a lethal weapon. He’s not allowed to strike first and if he does he can go to jail. His mom taught him to cook at an early age and had him give me some of his family recipes. MMMMMM He was planning on going back to the war but got married to his high school sweet heart. He still talks VERY quietly. When we are conversing I find myself watching his mouth and squinting (i don’t know why- but squinting seems to not only help me SEE better but hear better as well) so that I can try to read his lips or something. He’s VERY tidy and he even sweeps up my wood shavings if he’s cleaning up. Some how , he manages to NOT get ink all over his hands and face. (I’ve yet to master that one). He’s a good guy and glad he’s on my side.