I hate germs.

[olmue]

I spent the entire past week with Little Sweetie being sick, and after several feverish days, took her to the doctor, who basically patted me on the head and thought I was overreacting. (Um...my other kids are bringing home a new notification a week about more swine flu outbreaks in their schools, not to mention my husband's students who keep coming down with it. And when I look at my kid, and I look at the list of symptoms for which you should bring your kid to the doctor, they match.) Well, she's feeling a lot better now (still a cough and an unusual tendency to tantrum, which is not normal for her). But PMB has it now. Urgh. We've been up all night for two nights now. I sure hope I remember how to play that organ tonight. I did manage to fall asleep for about 20 minutes last night, and when I woke up, I seriously had no idea where I was--what house I was in, what state or country I was in... It took me a long time to remember that I was in Arkansas. I still couldn't remember what the street outside looked like, though. (We lived in another house in SC and the bedrooms between here and there are very, very similar, and my brain kept telling me I was there, instead.)

The Mom Cannot Get Sick. So I'm really hoping I manage to sleep tonight so I can stay healthy. And that PMB feels better soon, and that no one else gets it. And that some of the events that keep getting scheduled hold off, because I would seriously like to just all stay home and hang out with my family and see them for once. (I guess that is one benefit of being sick--you get to get out of events.)

Now I've got to force myself to do some cleaning (how does one manage to mop a floor and hold a sick child at the same time? Obviously I haven't figured it out yet--the floor is um, looking artistic these days...)

Comments

[robinellen.livejournal.com]

Sending healthy thoughts and prayers your way -- and I so hope you get some sleep tonight! I haven't been sleeping well, either, and it's hard to feel like I'm functioning much at all (I think I'm getting more than you, however) -- HUGS!!!

[olmue.livejournal.com]

Thanks--I am finding myself more and more often lying on the bedroom floor and just trying to rest in the middle of the day (since the mom of a climbing toddler cannot ever sleep unless he is!!). But he gets alarmed when he sees that, and climbs on my back and peers around to my face and pries my eyelids open to make sure I'm still in there...

For all its way-up-northness, we didn't get sick near as often in Germany as we do in the States.

[shaelise.livejournal.com]

So sorry your family is sick. I hope you don't get it either and everyone is feeling better soon. And one extra wish that things get canceled so you can just stay home without the guilt and not be sick either. Best wishes.

[olmue.livejournal.com]

Having one thing get canceled helped a lot! And I was able to get the playgroup I'm supposed to host this week moved as well, so I think we just might survive...

[karenbschwartz.livejournal.com]

oh, that's the worst. Rest up as much as you can!

[olmue.livejournal.com]

Just as soon as I can get my kids in bed I will!!