Camping in a what?

The girls are going camping this weekend with their church - in the rain. This will be Olivia's first tent camping experience and I hope it's a good one. We used to go camping when she was much younger. I tried to tell her that we used to go camping with our camper - it had a kitchen, bathroom, etc. She gave me a look like I had completely lost my mind. "What's a camper?" she asks me. I think she still believes I'm nuts (not that she's wrong about that). So, they are leaving tonight and it's supposed to rain all night. I really hope they make it through the night because I know she'll have a great time. It's supposed to be beautiful this weekend.

My husband will be helping a friend work on their house all weekend. I will be all alone with the boys! I should be excited to have only two children home, but now I keep thinking, "what am I going to do all weekend?" Ridiculous, isn't it! I'm pathetic.....

Sick kids

Today I am sick and so are the kids. It seems like there is always a sick kid in the house and everytime this happens I keep asking myself the same question: How do I keep this sick, tired, grumpy little person happy? Of course there are always things that need to be done at home: laundry, dishes, picking up, cooking, etc. When I have a sick child, I have trouble peeling them off me long enough to go to the bathroom or take a shower! So what do we do to keep their spirits up and put a smile on their face? My kids love to be read to. I will sit on the couch with the kids around me (or on top of me ) and let them each pick out a few books. They give me their undivided attention and I can always get some smiles by using silly voices for the characters. So what do you do? I would love to hear your ideas!