What would you do if, say, you were at Little Gym with your sweet, healthy toddler and one of the other little toddlers doesn’t seem so healthy? Actually, he has a wide-spread rash-like situation going on all over his face and body.

He’s playing with the equipment your child is playing with and putting his mouth on things. And then at one point he walks over to your toddler and tries to stick his hand in your toddler’s mouth. The cute toddler with the rash has a mother there, too, but she’s just kind of laughing it off.

I don’t like confrontation and I don’t like to assume anything. Maybe he just got hot in the car? Maybe he’s not sick at all. Maybe he cried a lot before he got to Little Gym and he got one of those crying rashes.

So I just didn’t do anything or say anything. Except I did ask my friend if it made her a bit nervous, too.

What would you do? Ask the parent if the child is okay? Ignore it like the chicken that I am? Or just leave with your child because the whole thing makes you so nervous.

I’ve been checking Hudson today about every twenty minutes trying to make sure he isn’t covered in spots!

Keep your sick babies at home so they can get well and so others don’t get sick. (I know I shouldn’t assume that he was sick, but it was questionable.)

Are there any nurses or pediatricians in the house who can weigh in on this to help me feel better…. or put me in my nervous-mother place?

• My sweet pea is at school and I love it. Does that make me a bad mom? I don’t know and I don’t care.
• I’m sitting here sipping coffee and writing a blog post. That’s how I’m spending my time while Hudson’s in school. Does that make me a bad mom? Don’t answer that.
• I’m mentioned this before, but I am officially the most impatient dog mommy on the planet. My dogs have taken a back seat. But, to my defense, they are really bad these days when they used to be really good.
• They say there are no bad dogs and only bad dog owners. Hmmm….
• Things at the house have been extra crazy and chaotic because it’s a really big work week for TC. I love him and I love that he loves his job. What a lucky guy! But I do miss him.
• These are the weeks when I really wish my mom was here to hang out with me.
• And I really wish I had an infinite amount of time to watch 90210 marathons.
• Because it’s the best show ever.
• Why did I ever think I wanted to plan people’s weddings? I love my weekends too much for that nonsense.
• Our Gamecocks won this weekend! And we watched it at home. In the air conditioning.
• I had a long chat yesterday afternoon with a friend about how we can’t get over awful things that people did to us or said about is in college. I should forgive, but some things just hurt too bad.
• Those awesome boots that I ordered from Lands End still haven’t arrived. Where are they?
• I spent about 20 minutes this weekend programming my DVR for fall television shows. My life is so exciting!
• I’m so struggling for blog content. Can you tell?
• Hudson is going to be a lion for Halloween. This is the costume we chose. It arrived this weekend and I nearly peed myself laughing at Hudson wearing it! (That’s not Hudson in the picture.)

• I got a Facebook invitation to my 10 year high school reunion. I won’t be going. It’s too far away and it looks like there’s just a dinner planned. It’s just not worth the plane ticket. But I feel a little bad about letting my 10 year anniversary of my high school graduation go by without even seeing anyone from my class.
• When I sleep, in addition to not being able to tolerate my thighs touching thus forcing me to wear pajama pants, I have to have heavy weight covers on my hips. I just do. It relaxes me and makes me feel safe.
• I finished The Hunger Games and Catching Fire this weekend. I am a reader on a mission!
• When TC finishes up with these crazy weeks of work, I’m begging him to play a game of nertz with me!
• And then it’ll be just about time for us to travel to Auburn, Alabama for the South Carolina vs. Auburn football game.
• This Southern Living Idea House laundry room is one of my old favorites. I know it’s a little dated now, but it just makes me so happy.

What’s going on with you this week?

Everyone is remembering the victims and the events of September 11, 2001 today, and this morning on Twitter a lot of people (myself included) were tweeting about where we were on that day.

I was a sophomore at Louisiana Tech University and it was one of the first days of classes. I went to work in the Admissions Office and that’s where I heard about the first tower being hit. We turned on the TV just in time to see the second tower get hit. I’ll never forget the images and the emotions I felt. I went to a city-wide church service that night and we sang, held hands, and prayed. For the victims, for the heroes, and for our Country. Our beautiful, brave, country.

When we sang the third and fourth verses of America, The Beautiful I remember not being able to control my emotions. I don’t think I had ever really heard these lyrics before. I had sung them my whole life and in that moment they truly meant something to me. Still, to this day, I can’t sing these lyrics without fighting back the tears and thinking about that day nine years ago and those that are still fighting for us.

Lyrics by Katharine Lee Bates

O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife.
Who more than self their country loved
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain divine!

O beautiful for glory-tale
Of liberating strife
When once and twice,
for man’s avail
Men lavished precious life!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till selfish gain no longer stain
The banner of the free!

1. We have had quite the busy day! I got up earlier than I’ve gotten up in a long time (except for when we have to catch early morning flights) and met a friend (who I’m excited to get reacquainted with) at the gym at 6:00 a.m. We did the Body Attack class and I do, in fact, feel like my body was attacked. Attacked by a cheerful, smiley, fun fitness instructor who made it impossible to hate the class even though I wanted to curl up on the floor and go back to bed. I survived and I actually didn’t feel all that bad when it was over. (If you haven’t learned this by now, I’m not so consistent when it comes to working out.)

After my workout, I came home, showered, and got dressed all before 8:30! I’m usually still in my pajamas at 11:00 a.m. when Hudson goes down for his nap. Todd is back in town and was able to get Hudson fed while I finished getting ready and that was a big help. I had a great phone chat with Lyndsey and wished so badly that she (and many others) lived here!

Then it was off to lunch with my friend and her daughter who is Hudson’s age. They’re finally really starting to acknowledge each other and smile at each other. It was really so cute to watch them. And good to catch up with friends.

Tonight is the first Junior League meeting (not counting committee meetings) of the year and I’m pretty excited to get back into the swing of things and see people that I haven’t seen in a few months.

2. Yesterday when I was at Barnes and Noble, I picked up a ton of new books. I have finished all but two of the books on my 2010 reading list and I know I’ve said that I’m not going to buy anymore books until I finish the unread books in my house, but I just couldn’t resist! I started The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I picked up all three of the books in the series and if they’re as good as everyone says, I’ll be done with them in no time!

Head on over to Book Beginnings and Bookends to vote for the next book we’ll be reading if you want to participate! Rachel and I tried to come up with a good list and want your opinion on the next book. The poll is in the right sidebar.

3. I just added Parenthood and Modern Family to my Netflix queue and hopefully I’ll be watching those soon! I saw the pilot episode of Modern Family when it originally aired, but my DVR goofed and forgot to record the next two episodes, so I just felt too behind at that point. Now I can get caught up! Football season is in full swing, but we might have a little time leftover for some TV on DVD. And we still have a few weeks before all the fall television starts back.

What’s going on with all of you? My mind is consumed with thoughts of dining room draperies and chairs and I can’t wait for my sectional to arrive. I guess that’s what happens when your job takes place in your home. I sit around all day and think of ways to rearrange and redecorate.