It's 7:30 on a Saturday morning. I am already drinking my coffee and have done a load of laundry.
NO, I'm not turning over a new leaf. Not changing my stripes. One of my children, who will remain nameless to protect the innocent, came and got into bed with me during the night. At 6:45 am he proceeded to sit up, announce that his tummy hurt, and then barfed all over my bed.
It's pretty much been that kind of a week. We kept three kids home with pink eye Sunday. Sunday night Sydney started puking, and continued to run a fever through Tuesday. Tuesday night, Joseph joined the spewage. He began to feel better on Thursday morning. Thursday afternoon, the school nurse called to tell me that Sam now had pink eye. Friday morning, Noah began running a fever of 102.8, which he currently still has.
We have a standing rule that the sick kid gets to pick what's on tv. It's a matter of survival. Keeps them stationary. So Joseph is in my bed (the side that is dry) watching pbs, and Noah got to choose the living room fare. He decided he desperately needed to watch the "States and Capitals" dvd. Repeat "Topeka, Kansas" over and over to yourself in a sing song-y voice. At 7:30 on a Saturday morning.
Oh, and did I mention that on this holiday weekend with the kids home for three days, Stephen's boss decided that he needed to work both today AND Monday in order to install a new system while no one else is there.
Not so much sizing up to be a fun weekend.
Posted by willa at Enero 13, 2007 07:49 AM | TrackBackHang in there Willa. We just need to organize MomScouts. Everytime we clean up vomit, we get a special iron on patch for our lovely vest. We get a gem-studded star for every time the vomit happens on us, and we make SuperMomScouts when the last child is fully potty-trained.
Posted by: Karen Monahan at Enero 13, 2007 10:11 PMHey! Gid was throwing up last night! This morning Ike won't eat (which we all know is not a good sign with that little boy). Phin's still asleep at quarter til eleven this morning after going to sleep at two yesterday afternoon! Cheers!
Posted by: lynnp at Enero 16, 2007 12:44 PM