A Week in the Life, Vol 8.
This week was a doozy!
Can you see them cheers-ing in the background?!
Max adores playdough – he sometimes plays with it for hours. He takes playdoughing much more seriously than his sister as you can see.
Double cheese grilled cheese for the kids!
This is where things took a turn. I got the stomach flu. Or the real flu. Maybe a combo of both. I thought I was dying. Oh and yes these is still one christmas wreath hanging on this window.
I survived on ginger ale sips for two days.
And then moved on to pedialyte popsicles! This is such a great food blog. I know.
Eddie went back to work and I still thought I was dying (but I’m not dramatic at all) and the kids lived like savages for a day. The house has literally never been in such a state. They thought it would be fun to play “kick the legos all over the house.” I cried into a couch pillow.
Then spoiler alert, I survived. Kind of.
Once I was better, I went to pick up new glasses. The kids wanted to try on glasses and the sales associate was so amazing and indulged them.
I mean CAN YOU EVEN TAKE THAT!
I dressed Emilia up like a cotton candy fluffball.
And we watched Max play basketball.
This hummus plate was the first meal I actually wanted to eat!
Same with these buffalo brussels sprouts. Should I recreate? I have so many buffalo things on the blog. Might be too repetitive. You tell me!
Five days I was feeling a little better and decided to brown two sticks of butter!
This is the way back to life, I tell you.
I made these chocolate chip cookie bars and they are seriously the best ones I’ve ever had. I have to remake and share these soon. You will freak.
Eddie approved.
This flu thing took such a toll on my appetite. Seriously NOTHING has sounded good. The blog posts I had to write while sick – well, let’s just say I may never look at those photos again! I only have ever felt this way before when I was sick while pregnant (and no I’m definitely not pregnant) – it was crazy. I still don’t have my appetite back much and just kind of want to eat eggs and toast forever.
Whenever somebody sits down to eat something, if Emilia isn’t eating herself, she runs over, climbs up on their lap and presumes to eat the entire meal (even if she’s already eaten her own). I love that she loves food so much.
And her fashion sense is GOALS. PJs, robe life, mardi gras beads and max’s boots. She loves to layer.
And today was beautiful and it’s so nice to be back to life!
xo
19 Comments on “A Week in the Life, Vol 8.”
I’m glad you’re feeling better Jessica! I’m also very impressed at how you were able to keep up with all of your work while sick. Finally, I have been loving this series and have been looking forward to it every Sunday — hope you have a better week!
(although I am not really into buffalo flavor would 100% be up for more brussels recipes on the blog… :) )
I like buffalo… but I can’t decide if I want to see the cookie bars first! Glad you are back in the land of the living!
Hope you keep feeling 100% better! And omg, I love Emilia’s boots in the “cotton candy fluff ball” outfit.
You poor thing!!! I’m glad you’re feeling better. I can’t even imagine having to live the food blogger life when you have stomach flu. UGH! I had stomach flu once and severe food poisoning once — I didn’t want to eat ANYTHING for days, and the mere thought of food made me wanna hurl, never mind actually looking at or, god forbid, smelling food, haha. And, I still can’t eat certain things that I ate right before I got sick. New England clam chowder, biscotti, and pretty much everything on the menu at the Napa Rose Restaurant in Disneyland are completely ruined for me; I’ll never touch them again, lol.
On the plus side…both times, I lost three pounds. I’m just sayin’, you gotta find the silver linings. :-D
I, too, love Emilia’s cotton candy fluffball outfit. And those cookie bars look fantastic. I love blondies. Hope to see the recipe soon!
Bummer that you got what everyone seems to be getting. Glad to hear you finally made it out of the hose. The fresh air must have felt so refreshing. Plus those bars could save me from almost anything :-) As always love Emilia’s fashion sense. Her outfits are the best. Oh and I would gladly cheers if I was getting one of those grilled cheeses. :-)
Do you have the recipe for making playdough at home? The recipe uses vegetable oil and has to be cooked on the stove but it is easy and lasts as long as regular playdough. It stays pliable and does not dry out unless it is left out. I used to make it for my kindergarten classroom on a regular basis…20 littles can do a number on playdough when it is used on a daily basis. I had no budget money to replace the brand name stuff. I loved I could make interesting colors and I could also add scents. Around the holidays, I would add cinnamon and nutmeg and ginger just for fun.
I LOVE how sparkly Emilia always looks! Where did you get those purple sequin boots? I MUST get some for my daughter.
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Yes please to the buffalo brussels.
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100% buffalo brussel sprouts please!! and the cookie bars but those weren’t even in question about sharing.
“Same with these buffalo brussels sprouts. Should I recreate? I have so many buffalo things on the blog. Might be too repetitive. You tell me!”
OMG YES PLEASE SHARE! PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE! (thank you)
Pleeeaaase???!!!
Given that, the moment I saw the pic of the buffalo brussels I thought “what is that, I want it!” – I’d say please yes, recreate! Never too much buffalo, in my opinion.
Soo sorry you had a stomach bug, that sounds horrible. I have had 1 time in my adult life where I had such a bad stomach bug I truly thought I was going to die and it was horrific, still cannot eat any of the things that I ate that entire week again because they’re reminders of how awful I felt. Ick.
Yes please to buffalo brussels!! Also where are Emilia’s green pjs from? Your kids are always so adorable!
Glad you’re feeling better – but please know that it’s ok to take time off while sick! We’ll still be here when you get back. Don’t torture yourself, pretty please!
Yes please with the buffalo Brussels sprouts. I can’t get enough buffalo flavor too.
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