My Sick Day- Part 1

As my day progressed, I felt the symptoms of the flu becoming stronger and stronger.  I was completely blindsided, since I felt great earlier today. By about 2 p.m. it was clear. I was done for!

So it’s me…and them, all five of them!

Most parents know this, but we pretend like it’s not as petrifying as it actually is.  Children, much like the piranha, smell fear and weakness (I have no idea if this is true of the Piranha, but I have 5 little guppies that seem vicious at this very moment, so...) Is this why Eli woke up precisely the moment I was diagnosing myself? Is this the reason that Leah woke up from her nap 15 minutes later, only to make it clear that SHE WILL BE EATING RIGHT THEN?! I can’t be sure, but I am suspicious.

I debated for a few minutes if it was time to call in reinforcements. My husband is only 20 min. away from home, so why shouldn’t he have to suf… er, why wouldn’t he want to come home and help, be with his family and bond with his children? It made perfect sense to me. The only problem is that this was just hitting me.  If I was even worse tomorrow, I would need him more then.  I can’t use that as my ace In the hole, not yet!

I had hoped I would improve (I’m not sure why), but nope. I feel terrible.  I feel so sick that one (namely me) could argue that I might need to be quarantined. Nothing major, just locked up in my room with my computer and a few amazing movies… for health reasons, and most importantly, the good of the family! Yes, I’m that kind of mother who sacrifices in such ways, out of love, for my little piranhas.

What am I trying to say? I have a lovely look into my mind that is actually typed up (two if you count the one I started waaay back in January that I refer to as “my ongoing novel”. I would have been posting that if I had not become deathly ill? So that means… once again, I’m almost done.

Some don’t care, some do. If you are one that does care, I have not forgotten ANYTHING. I just never expected…life to happen.