Hush

Two out of three of us are feeling a bit feverish today. Mommy is the one doing okay, but Madison and Daddy have the cough and the fever and all that other stuff. After church today, Daddy came home and didn't accomplish much, unless you count his return to Gotham City with Madison. Yes, we're nearly done with the Lego Batman game, and we've opened the secret villain character "Hush," which Madison takes great delight in saying.

"Hush!" she says, over and over again - placing her index finger over her mouth. "Hush!"

We had plans to go to do some seasonal activities today, and maybe even more than that. But things sort of came crashing down, just like Daddy when he got home. He went straight to the couch after a bit of medication. Mommy spent the next several hours researching ancestry, while Madison and Daddy grabbed the controllers and went to town. "Hush!"

Daddy was a little slow, but Madison is funny though: once the medication kicks in, it's as if there's nothing in the world that's wrong. She'd run around like crazy if we'd let her - that is, until the medication wears off. Fortunately, we don't let her run around. She's coughing a lot lately, which is something of concern. We're going to the doctor's this week for her annual check-up, so the timing should be good in that respect. We'll just make sure everything is okay with her - we're thinking possible allergies or something of that nature.

Today at church was our last visit with our Superheroes series, where we had a visit from the Invisible Woman. We had a whole lot of "invisible" gags, which all worked out pretty well. The kids loved the skit a great deal, which is always nice to see. The day on the whole went well though. None of us can believe this series is already at an end - this month has just flown by so quickly to us. But now is the time to savor: it's the beginning of the fall season, before all the festivities begin. When the dull quiet of January hits, this is that one time you wish it were: the end of September and the beginning of October. For that is when the fun begins!

As a reminder though, it's WAY too early to start playing Christmas music. We have a friend at work who is tempted to do that as of late. He's so excited that the season is coming soon, but you don't want to burn out early. That's why we tell him one thing whenever he tries to pop in a Christmas tune: "Hush!"