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365: Day 233


8/22/13: Day 5 of our quarantine. Thank goodness we have a backyard they can play in!

Silas' face continues to slowly heal, but we're concerned that there hasn't been much improvement with the lymphangitis, even after 48+ hours on 2 different kinds of antibiotics. The spot on my neck is also untouched, and even a little bigger than yesterday. We're going to see Dr. R. again tomorrow before the weekend. 

Zoe fluctuates between constant attention-seeking and complete self-sufficiency. Silas has been very cranky when he wakes up in the morning, and today Zoe knew I had my hands full. Unbeknownst to me she went in their room shortly after I got them up and she picked out her clothes for the day. A few minutes later she appeared in the kitchen fully dressed in the above outfit with a VERY big smile on her face. I'm so glad that Julia got a picture of her wearing this outfit!

Meanwhile, we're disinfecting like mad. I basically walk around with Clorox wipes in one hand and a canister of Lysol in the other. My house has never been so clean and yet felt so dirty. 

To distract myself tonight I'm working up an improv vegetarian dinner inspired by this Eating Well recipe. I cooked 2 c. quinoa with chopped onions, cumin and curry; I threw in 1 c. peas with just a few minutes left on the cook time. To that I'm going to add some roasted summer squash, cauliflower, and chick peas. Hopefully it will taste as delicious as it sounds!
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