WEEKEND WRAP UP

The past 5 days have been interesting around the McGinness household. Last Wednesday Kim picked up Cali early b/c she had a fever. She took her to the doctor on Thursday after her fever spiked to 104.9 degrees. She tested negative for the flu, H1N1, strep, and pneumonia. It ended up being a nagging virus that still has her down. It is Sunday night and poor Cali is still not doing well. She has had a rough 5 days. I am off tomorrow for Columbus Day (I love Christopher Columbus!) so I will stay with her all day. Hopefully she is back to herself soon.

Friday was Homecoming here in Platte City. My bank hosted our annual Community Tailgate. It was quite an event. This year we put on a Hot Dog Eating Contest! It was awesome! Cade came up to help us out. Unfortunately Kim had to stay home with our sick Cali Liu. After the tailgate, Cade and I headed up to the game. The Pirates battled for 3 quarters, but could not hang in the end. It was a fun game and great atmosphere (cold as could be though).

Saturday morning we woke up to 30 degree temps! Kim, Cade, and I (Cali stayed with Grandma and Grandpa) participated in the Autism Walk out at the Kansas Speedway.  It was nice and cold out there, but we battled through it and walked our 2.5 miles in support of Autism. Cade started feeling bad that afternoon. He developed a nasty cough. With two sick kiddos, we took it easy the rest of the day and night. It was actually kind of nice. I even took a 3.5 hour nap!

Today Cade has been feeling a bit better. Cali was so tired all day long and her cough is still giving her fits. The high today was only 42 degrees! It was a great day to just stay inside to watch football, play some games, and just hang out. Right before dinner we saw two deer come walking down our driveway. It was pretty cool to see them mosey down the drive. They stopped and munched on our roses and other plants. I tried to snap a couple of pics as they went by.