You know when someone has the flu and you are either by them or taking care of them and you get that lump/feeling in your throat....when your subconscious screws with you.....maybe it's the smell....maybe it's the idea of what just happened....but you start questioning whether or not you are coming down with whatever seems to be punching the crap out of the other person.
Shortly after arriving home from putting up Christmas decorations at my grandma's house, the fever and aches started. Yip. Mom down, need a light.
To add insult to injury I started my period.
Now this is what I call multi tasking at it's finest. There was some form of liquid exiting every single one of my orifices at almost the same time. T.M.I ? No, P.P.P.S I had the puke, poop, period sickness.
24 hrs after Syd started showing symptoms she was up and bouncing. 32 hrs after my symptoms started showing, J gave me more tylenol for the fever I still had and some tums for the heartburn I was sporting.
I brain shouted, will it not end?, like that will stop it all.
Last night at 10:37 pm. Ryan did "the cry". A throw blanket, due to quick thinking and the fast hands of J and a bucket full at 2 am later he's up and playing and seems none the worse.
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| Ryan playing. for now. |
Getting ready for school Spencer said his stomach hurt. he says that a lot. gas, hunger pains, poop pains. he feels them all at much higher levels than the rest of us. I think it's because his internal organs are closer to the surface than most...you know, because he's so skinny.
I still don't know if he's the next victim....but he's curled up in my bed watching Polar Express.
Why take the chance.
And in perfect form J leaves out of town this week. Which means that I need the last 3 people to get sick today. What ? I can handle it. I'm a multi-tasker remember. :)
The thing that makes me smile through all of this. albeit a more humble smile. Who can say that they lost weight after Thanksgiving ?
You want me to send you a dirty napkin ? a licked cup ?
I wonder what elements need to be in place to keep a virus like this alive and well. I could use it after Christmas and New years too. ;-)
Anybody have a body of questionable water near their house that you could maybe send a small flask full to me ? I am CERTAIN that if I could get that tape worm business up and going I'd be living in the lap of luxury.
