Memorial Day weekend at the Ranch

We spent Memorial Day weekend at the Ranch. It is a family work weekend. Saturday I got the job to clean the industrial size double oven! I took me half of the afternoon to get it clean. Matt spent Saturday and Monday working on patching ceiling and fixing broken plumbing. Monday I cleaned the kitchen and the basement. Sunday we went for a hike. Little did I know that there would still be snow on the ground. I didn't put on my hiking boots. I only had my running shoes on. Not the best shoes to go tramping through the snow. I was trying to help my little kids get through it as well. Fortunately, I had family members to help.

The only down part of the weekend was all the sugar treat that were there. I tried my best to keep my kids out of them, but I wasn't able to watch all of them all the time. I was nursing Elody when They broke out the ice cream, sherbet and peach cobbler. All my kids (minus the baby) had a bowl or cup full of dessert. I would have let them have a little, but I wasn't there to control the portion size. I took away Beau's because if he gets sweets at night, he coughs. He didn't cough that night this time, but he did have a night mare. But now, Wednesday, he is sick and I have a bunch of sick kids. Almost everyone has a cold, cough, and/or a soar throat. The baby and Talon are throwing up and Matt came home sick from work. I hate the ill effects that sugar has on my family. That is why I don't give it to them and it frustrates me when other people think they need to give it to them, despite the fact that it is just not good for us! Matt's uncle had the flu while we were up there and his brother's kids were sick too. So this week we are just going to ride out and try to get everyone better.