Lock Down

"Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you - not because they are nice, but because you are."

This is one quote that I say to my family all the time. It is important to remember who you are and not let someone change that. Surround yourself with others who are good to you. The Golden Rule: Treat others as you want to be treated. We are getting to practice this a lot on each other this week. Our children have been told to stay indoors. We're on "lock-down" at home :o)
But first...Last week my friend came to visit with her family. She and I have been friends since first grade. Amazing. We had a great day together. Steak on the grill for dinner and ice cream from The Chocolate Shop for dessert. Yum! We stayed outside all evening with our new fire pit. (A gift from them - so sneaky.) We made s'mores and played Bags. Good time.
Our garden is growing! We picked some "monster" zucchinis yesterday. Our oldest son found a recipe and made zucchini bread. It was really good! I don't think I have ever had zucchini bread before. Even our picky eaters liked it. I think having a garden will help our children to want to try different vegetables. It is exciting to go into the backyard and see veggies growing where there once was nothing.
So back to spending time together this week. We have had a lot of home and family time. 6 of our 7 children are sick. Our oldest is fine and so are me and my husband. But the others have a fever, sore throat, headache, rash. Jacob is covered head to toe with red spots. I decided to take him to the doctor yesterday. I figured if I found out what he has - I'll know what everyone has. The verdict: Hand Foot and Mouth disease. Ugh. Thankfully it only requires time and TLC.
I usually have great quotes from our son Noah, but this time I have one from our daughter Leah. The other night, Leah and I went outside and we were looking up at the sky. She said "There's the first star," as she pointed up. "He's first. He gets to park wherever he wants."