Monday
Did nothing. I can hardly remember Monday. I’m only including it because …I have no idea why.
Tuesday
Daughter complained of stomach ache in the morning. Other than holding her tummy and looking like hell, no other symptoms. Trip to the library in the morning. Picnic lunch in the park. Finally used the Neat Sheet I bought three or four years ago. I recommend.
Wednesday
I hated Wednesday. I would like to boycott days like this past Wednesday from now until forever. Here’s how it went:
Get up, shower, dress, eat breakfast. Ready to walk out door, no time to spare. Daughter comes out crying, “Tummy hurts.” No other symptoms. Suspect faking. Do poor job of hiding suspicion. Tell her to get in the car anyway. Get in car, realize I forgot something. Put coffee mug in holder. Tell son, “Watch out for my coffee.” Run in house, climb back in car, see coffee POURING from overturned mug. Scream obscenities. Back in house, wring out coffee-soaked pant leg. Back to car, throw towels on floor board. TOTALLY LATE! Peel out of driveway.
Wait for train.
Drop children at school, little guy at grandma’s. Leave grandma’s at 8:00. Arrive to work late. Have unpleasant exchange about lateness that I should maybe apologize for but won’t because I.don’t.want.to.
9:30 call from school secretary. Daughter crying about stomach ache. Leave work, take girl home, return to work. Vow to make up missed half hour on Thursday.
Off work at noon. Retrieve little guy, take him to preschool, be surprised at lack of drama.
(The highlight of Wednesday was grocery shopping with my four-year old. He is an awesome grocery shopper.)
Thursday
Daughter to doctor. Rule out Strep, h. pylori, treat for possible constipation and allergies. MAJOR DRAMA over finger poke for h. pylori test. Pray she’s full of poop and doesn’t need blood work. It will require restraints.
Friday
Daughter still home sick. Hoping tummy improves by 11:00 or may have to do blood work. Crossing fingers.
I’m still feeling tired and worn out. I’m trying not to take anything to help me sleep at night because I think that might be part of the problem. As a result, I hardly slept at all last night. It was like I was floating just above sleep. It.sucked.
Ive been thinking about you…sorry about the ickies and the sleeplessness. I suspect sleeplessness has more to do with our age than anything else. I can hardly sleep thru the night anymore. And when I do? Its not worth shit. Our bodies, they are a changin’.
Ug. So, your kid has been sick all week, too? :S
allthepretties - Thank you. Yes, they are changing. I am embarrassed at how stiff I get when I sit too long. I didn’t think that would happen until I hit at least 50. Argh!
Loralee - Yep. All week. She’s doing much better now, but she’s still doing a restricted diet. We cheated on it last night and the results were disastrous.