THREE KIDS WITH THE STOMACH FLU

blessing or curse???

curse: i have to be in "the zone" all day today, to keep my own gag reflexes from having a party

blessing: the HUGE play date that the kids were supposed to have today, that i am way too tired for, isn't happening

curse: standing by the bathroom door as each child takes his/her turn AND trying to remain encouraging

blessing: i have time to clean out my car

curse: that last minute christmas shopping that i was going to make russell do with me while the older kids were at camp, will just have to be even more last minute

blessing: this slows the day down. scrabble, tv, reading... ahhh nice and relaxing!

curse: what to do with russ, who even though he is sick, still has an enormous amount of energy

blessing: granny is bringing over treats for all of us!

curse: i have about a 90% chance that i too will get this little bug... and with a day and half left before i have to get on a plane... it doesn't look good!

blessing: making sugar cookies all by myself-- MORE FOR ME!

curse: making sugar cookies and all of a sudden anna starts puking in the kitchen sink. blhahlkjk!

blessing: i feel grateful for my health... this could be so much worse if I too got this little bug today!

curse: cleaning up 8 spilled cups of water that jamie's foot seemed to find... no matter where i put it.

blessing: they should all be feeling better by christmas

curse: it's the stomach flu-- need i say more???