Babies and More Babies

It started during dinner on Sunday; we were at my sister's and having a lovely catered meal prepared by a wonderful cook from our church; she had offered it for the Silent Auction at the Oktoberfest and I was fortunate to have won. Anyway, we had finished the crostini with goat cheese and chutney and also the individual beef Wellingtons with their delicious side dishes and were just about to begin the mixed berry cobbler when that unmistakable feeling in the head and sinuses began. A head cold was coming on. Came home and took cold meds and went to bed reasonably early (Downton Abbey and all, y'know) but woke up Monday with a full-fledged case of crud. Been nursing it with cold meds, naps, orange juice, and it doesn't seem to be getting any worse. But we shall see.

Himself says I seem to feel better and cough less when I'm sewing, and it just so happened that yesterday I had that baker's dozen Liberty dresses in a little pile (I like to do hand sewing in front of the TV), so I put them together in case one of the multiple expected babies is a girl. I suspect clicking on that photo will make it large enough that you can see the exquisite floral prints.

Today I did not believe that the kids at the school or their wonderful teachers needed exposure to the crud, so I stayed home, printed out a photo that had been on my Pinterest board for baby quilts, and got all of these blocks pieced and laid out, in between naps. I like it. A lot.

Have moved from antihistamine-decongestant tablets to Mucinex decongestant and cough control on the theory that a cough that doesn't begin is a cough that won't turn into bronchitis. Again, we shall see.

Planning another day at home tomorrow. Wonder what kind of trouble I can get into!