Nevermind.

I had some unexpected support from family members over the weekend so the blog is back on!! I am going to try to keep it to kid stuff though from now on (which is what you all want to read about anyway)!
An update on Brooke - she is fine and shows no signs of trauma after "Dark Monday" as I'm mentally referring to it (though technically it was Tuesday). Alexis' nose is still running. She did throw up again on Wed. night but Supermom was out cold after taking Nyquil and didn't even know it until the next morning when I noticed "a little something" on her pjs. Gross I know. Reality.
Moving on, this weekend was crazy as usual. Clark (John) Griswald has decorated the house to rival Fenway Park. We've got white lights, we've got purple lights, we've got green, red and blue lights. We have an inflatable santa, a white lite reindeer, a multi-colored christmas tree flag pole, wreaths, candy canes, you get the idea. It's AWESOME. I'll get pictures soon. The kids love it.
We went to my aunt's Christmas party this weekend. Talk about decorating! She out did herself. She and her boyfriend, Bill, live in Marblehead right in the neighborhood where I grew up. It was a treat to go back. It was a fantastic party with really great people and tons of food. Santa Claus even came (John Zanco) and gave the girls presents and checked them off his list (which was really impressive - names of kids and their Christmas wishes all written out). Brooke was especially overwhelmed with seeing Santa and of course we got it all on tape! Everyone was super good with the kids (who were angels honestly) and it was one of those parties you hated to leave. We stayed until 10:00 though so we were really troupers!!
At Yia Yia's the kids flipped again at her decorations - moving ornaments, tiny critters just for them, blow up beds, special movies and Brooke got to sleep over in Yia Yia's bed. We all stayed over and Mom made me "monkey balls" for breakfast, and coffee, and let me use her make up. I was in heaven.
We got home (with our goody bag from Yia Yia of course) and the day flew by in a flurry of arts and crafts, swinging and napping. Great weekend all around!