Five on Friday - Sick Week Edition

What a week! Parker has been out sick from school since last Friday (coughing, fever, the whole nine yards), and Max has been away on business travel. I literally sent Max this bitmoji on Wednesday:

Fittingly enough, it was even raining in Huntsville at the time. It's heartbreaking seeing your little one ill, and frustrating and scary when you don't know what's wrong. Add in an entire week of Parker and me being home-bound (missing out on errands, canceling dates with friends, rescheduling appointments) and yes, that was my current mood. Just a week before, I was reflecting out loud to Max about how easy it's been lately when he's away on business travel, which has been often - this year alone, he's already traveled to Boston, Tampa, Austin, Philadelphia, San Jose, and Portland... and it's barely February! I spoke too soon because Parker came down with a bad fever the very next day, resulting in a tough week for us both. Go figure. I took him in to see his pediatrician around day five, and Parker tested negative for everything (including the flu, whew) so it's just a virus that has to run its course (and after seven days of being miserable with coughing and fever, I'm hoping that it finally has!). 

But I do try and keep it upbeat here in blogland, so on to my Friday faves...

How adorable are these pink bow TOMS? Plus, they're currently ON SALE. I did a little Internet shopping this week, and these babies are on their way. I'm hoping they are just as cute in person.

I started and finished The Last Mrs. Parrish. Oh my word, if you're a B.A. Paris or Gillian Flynn fan, you'll love this book. It took forever for my hold to come in at the library (anything from Oprah's Book Club or Reese's Book Club is always in high demand), so I was stoked to finally get my hands on it the day before Parker came down sick (perfect timing).

Sick days have meant lots of soup - and takeout! The chopsticks from our favorite Vietnamese restaurant made me smile. 

I dabbled in some more macro photography! This was a Ranunculus from a bouquet we had on the kitchen table. Macro photography is quite difficult, and definitely challenging, but I'm really enjoying it. This was taken with our Canon 5D camera and the Canon 65mm f/2.8 1-5X Macro Lens.

I've been loving sharing everything we learned on our vacay to Disney World! If you missed the posts this week, click HERE for how we planned and traveled, and HERE for a detailed recap of Day One at The Magic Kingdom. More to come next on all things Disney World - there's still so much to share!

Stay healthy and enjoy the weekend!