Have you ever just felt like you have it all together? Like you put Martha Stewart to shame with the way you effortlessly keep your household maintained and your family fed and dressed? Like Everything just seems to go your way?
Umm...yeah. Me neither.
But...I usually manage to make things flow together at least on a functional level. But OHHH not this week! This week, our old friend "Flu" has been at our house, and he has me desperate for an escape. Thankfully, Michael and I have managed to escape the virus this time, but it's the kids that are fever and germ ridden.
Blah.
We noticed that Big Sister was running a fever late Friday night, and she was feeling pretty crumby all day Saturday (enough to miss her soccer game) and by the time Sunday hit, we knew it was time for a trip to our old faithful Walk In Care Clinic. She tested positive for the Flu, they gave her some meds and we went on our way. Came home, and against our better efforts, gave it to little brother.
The thing is...as long as they have tylenol, they act like there is nothing wrong with them. I literally have to force her to stay in bed and stop doing cartwheels and handstand around the house. And I have to force him to stay inside and not go jump on the trampoline. They want to run and play, not lay around, but the problem is that their attitude and whininess get out of control when they're sick. So fun. We can't keep Abbie's fever away for more than a few hours w/out Motrin, which means that she may act OK, but she can't go to school because she's still contagious. So that leaves me, barricaded with the both of them, in this biohazard prison house, for what has now been 5 days.
F I V E D A Y S P E O P L E !
I need rescue! Don't get me wrong...I love staying at home with my babies, and I love our home, but I also like to leave, get out, and do playdates and park trips and run errands, all with kids that aren't whiney and grumpy! Sure, I've been able to make a trip to the store here and there when the hubs is home, and even a couple of Doctor's appointments that (luckily) I couldn't miss, but other than that it is here we have been, day in and day out, whiney hour after whiney hour, Diego after Calliou after Veggie Tales after Super Why. And my phone finally bit the dust today, which means I'm officially cut off from the outside world! Eeeeeek!
Okay, now I'm the one whining.
Today was pretty much my own fault.
Did I wake up and read my bible this morning like I usually do?
No, I slept in since the kids slept in
. Did I listen to my usual Hillsong Pandora station during rest time and spend some good one on one prayer time with the only one who knows exactly what i'm going through?
Nope. Didn't turn it on all day.
Did I set a positive example for my kids?
Is pouting about cabin fever a good example?? No?? Okay fine.
So basically, I could have gotten through this day much easier, had I done the things that have proved to help time and time again. Oh well. Tomorrow will be a new and better day and (hopefully) I will make some better, more proactive choices!
Instead of focusing on all my hangups from today, let's talk about some things that went Oh-so-right recently, shall we?
These babies were pretty much the highlight of our Friday. Chocolate dipped frozen banana slices with sprinkles/or coconut on top. Heavenly.
And for dinner, we made 4 of these little individual BBQ chicken pizzas, with wholegrain pizza dough from scratch. They were scarfed down almost instantly by all four of us.
Mmmmm. Coconut Blondies.
This guy sure enjoyed them.
Giant sourdough pretzels made from scratch. The kids loved their "Dough letters"
Ya'll. Seriously. Why did I not know that you can make popcorn on the stove? I've gone my entire life thinking that the only way was the microwave, and in a little brown bag wrapped in cellophane. Luckily our microwave started shooting out sparks like the 4th of July, so I got to try out something knew!
Wow, I feel better already. Thanks for letting me vent a little...okay a lot. I know my kiddos will be well soon, and I'll get back to cheerful posts of zoo trips and picnics. Until then, prayers are much appreciated!!
xoxo
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