oh, me sick!

Yes we had snow. I shoveled for the fun of it, Paul did did the rest with the snowblower. We had a party for the kids, lots of little friends over, chaos and treats and fun and pizza. Then yesterday we worked at the Dome...and I started feeling awful. Horrible. Fine one minute, then felt dizzy and like I was going to get sick. Then we got really busy, and it passed. Syracuse won the game, the crowd was huge, the noise deafening. By the time we got home, I was feeling low again...and now, I am sick.

Sick sick sick. I haven't thrown up yet, but I know I am going to. I have only had water today, and two unfrosted mini vanilla cupcakes the girls baked while we were gone yesterday.

There are very few times in my life I don't feel like eating, and I am thankful for this one small aspect of being sick. And, since I haven't eaten anything at all, even if I did want some ice cream or something, I wouldn't care.

So when the mom gets sick, life goes on. I had to get up this morning and arrange for all my responsibilities to be taken over, and believe me, I am so thankful that Joseph is here today! He picked kids up, went to appointments, went to the store, paid the taxes. Not with his own money though:). Anyway....it's not like a free vacation, though there have been times when I had more little ones when being sick was rather hell-ish.

Right now, my stomach hurts and I feel horrible. My back hurts too, and my bed is uncomfortable, I just can't sleep anymore. I had bad dreams during my daytime sleep, dreams of falling in a deep deep pool and not knowing which way was up.

I thought if I got up and came out here I would feel better but I don't. I like being around my kids, but they seem to have long forgotten how awful they felt last week....they are lively and spunky and I just ain't up for it right now. So I shall go back to my lonely bed and endure feeling horrible....thankful I am able to do that...these guys might fight and squabble and eat all the ice cream, but at least there isn't a breast feeding baby and a toddler bent on getting at the sugar bowl....goodnight.