Yesterday was a long day......long and tiring!! It all started Monday night, well actually it all began on Sunday. Coming home from the Santa Claus Parade in Richmond Hill, I knew that Katie was not well....she was too quiet. A parent knows that when a child is quiet and kinda lifeless.....they are getting sick!!! I never thought years ago when I planned to have three kids, that they will get sick...and usually within a few days of each other...its like domino's....and so tiring!! Note to self: when TISSUES go ON SALE.....buy LARGE quantities!!
Katie got sick first....sore throat, runny nose, coughing and just miserable, not wanting to eat or drink. I do have to say, Katie was quick with getting into the cold and starting to feel better....I thought it would be a singular event!! Then Monday night, about an hour after putting the kids down for the night, Alex woke up crying. Monday night was LONG.....I switched beds with Josh, so he could get some sleep. I saw every hour....he would just settle and so would I, then he would wake and cry.....and cry....and cry!!!
Finally Tuesday morning arrived..I over slept. Its funny....how a child knows when its early dawn...they start to sleep soundly...just when you need to get things done. I took one look outside to a winter wonderland....and blowing snow. I heard the snors of Alex, the coughing Katie next door and Josh said that he had a little sore throat........and being tired...I gave UP. I called the school!! We were having a SICK/SNOW DAY....and a HUGE NAP in the afternoon!!! And that's what we did. And because I have a guilty conscience, I made Josh do Math Sheets, Spelling and Reading.....there was one point in the day that Josh wanted to go to school.....I kept correcting sheets till he got them ALL right!!
So....it was a LONG day...a day that I wanted to sleep and eat chocolates under the comforter. But we got on....did some school work, played a little in the snow(although Alex lasted 10 minutes and Katie lasted 25 minutes outside...yup I counted the minutes...come on, wouldn't you...finally getting them ALL outside!). Thankfully, last night no one really woke during the night(just Josh twice, trying to sleep with us), and the odd coughing fit from Katie or Alex(wasn't sure who). I just hope that they all get sick and get it over with before Christmas.
All I want for Christmas is a SICKNESS FREE HOLIDAY SEASON. The only sickness allowed is from drinking too much wine or egg nogg!!
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