No School? Didn't we just start?

So not even a month into school and the girls had their first "inservice" days. And then on top of that Ellie got sick last weekend with a fever, and sore throat which in turn led Lily to say she was sick (with no symptoms of course). Just to be safe I took them both to the doctor and while Ellie had tonsilitis Lily did have an ear infection (funny...she NEVER mentioned her ear hurting!) The doctor said not to send Ellie to school for a couple days so what turned into Wednesday, Thursday, Friday off became a whole week off from school! So with our asymtematic kids we decided to get away and go to Bend for a couple nights. This time of year over there is always really slow which I don't get because fall in Bend is beautiful! But we had the place to ourselves...went swimming in the outdoor heated pools, drove to Sunriver and took a hike around the trails, saw the horses at the Sunriver Stables, and relaxed with some movies. Jalen had a rough trip as he dove head first into the kiddie pool that was no more than a foot deep. I think he was trying to do a sommersault into the pool but it did not go as he envisioned! Then at Red Robin that night he fell off the chair to one of the video games and got the biggest fat lip I've ever seen...it looked like there was a bouncy ball in his lip! The girls were great, I don't know if it's just the change in scenery or what but there was not much fighting going on which is a regular occurence here at home! They did so awesome on the trail hike too...we must have walked for two hours and while Jalen got to ride in the stroller, they were able to keep up and didn't even complain! Of course we had to stop at Goody's afterward for a treat! We got back home on Thursday and Friday morning Lily woke up saying she didn't feel good. I thought super...another weekend with a sick kid! This is the funny part though...I asked he what didn't feel good and she said "well, I'm not so hot" (as she's feeling her forehead), "but I just kinda feel not so smart". I started laughing and asked her what that meant to which she couldn't answer. As it turned out Lily was just fine!