He’s also not getting enough sleep because his brothers are loud enough to wake him before he is ready. As a big boy, he resists #naptime. I mention this because he usually falls asleep during the afternoon video about the animal of the week, but if he had taken his nap 💤, he would have the time and energy to see two or three.
Last weekend, while my son and daughter-in-law were out of town for their first weekend away from the kids, #GS4 had a medical issue and I had to drive him to the doctor's office.
Thus, it is likely that exposure to the doctor gave me a cold.
It is getting better, and will probably be gone completely in another day or two.
The cold seems to have sapped my energy. I've been doing an hour or so of #DataCamp, plus another hour or so of #Coursera each night, but recently it is either one or the other.
Kudos to KY3's weatherman, who gave #GS3 and #GS4 his full attention and talked with them like they mattered. I am new in the Springfield area, but it is really cool to see.
#sonTwo will be at work on 2024-04-08. Hopefully, his wife will take a day off. I would like to take grandkids to see the total solar eclipse (passing through SE #MO) ... the next time it happens in the lower 48 US states will be something like 20 years later.
In particular, I think #GS3 will enjoy it. #GS4 seems to be more interested in ocean life (penguins, dolphins, orcas, seals, etc) than space.
#sonTwo says that #GS3 and #GS4 know Grandpa is coming. #GS5 does not know why he got kicked out of his room.
#sonOne has not said whether #GS1, #GD1, #GD2 know I'm coming. I'm not expecting to see #GS2, as he lives some distance (2-3 hours drive time in each direction), on top of him being 25.
I expressed that it would be great if #Daddy_A could visit during this time. It has been something like 20 years since all three of them were present at the same place and time.
Unfortunately, the doctor didn’t do any tests because he said the primary cause was over and done with. (I had asked whether the doctor had tested for any of the diseases that are filling emergency rooms right now: #COVID-19 / #2019-nCoV, RSV, #influenza / #flu )
( The original #Octonauts series is educational. Toward the end of each episode, they have a "creature report":{https://farside.link/invidious/watch?v=-uLe2VcUCJw} where they summarize information about the aquatic / marine creature being featured. This happens with a bouncy tune, so two and three year olds are bouncing and marching along with it. It was GS3's favorite show until he discovered Paw Patrol at age three and then Bluey at age four. )
Thanksgiving photos show each child at his plate. #GS4 made a face for the camera. They say he looks most like his mom's brother, but in terms of on camera behavior, that is something I would have done.
It's labelled for 4 and up, but I don't know how someone would expect that the younger child in the same room won't play with it. I went ahead and got two identical toys so they don't need to fight.
Daughter-in-law says #GS4 eagerly anticipated the event, but once he got there and saw how many people that he doesn't know were there, he turned shy. I expect they held the event on Friday because the 31st is on Tuesday ... school age kids still have to get to sleep on time so they can get up the next morning.