Posts Tagged ‘sickness’
Have you ever had one of those days that when you look back on it, you sense that someone was really just playing some kind of cruel joke on you? Yeah. Yesterday was a day just like that. It all started with a shopping trip to Costco. My youngest daughter needed a “special leader” snack [...]
I came down with the plague last week. It wasn’t pretty. It was bad enough that I asked my sister-in-law to pick kids up from school and made my husband come home from work early. It takes a lot to put me down like that because Mom can’t be sick. It’s like a rule. And [...]
It’s Monday. I just survived the longest night ever. Mostly because I slept crappy. For the first time since school started, all of my children will be in school for a full week. I’m kind of excited. You might want to stop reading now. The rest of the post falls in the TMI/information you probably [...]
This is a story that only became funny on the re-telling of it, because at the time, it really wasn’t funny. At. All. The passage of time helps too. Thanksgiving Day 2011 It was one of those days that when people asked me how my Thanksgiving was, I just answered that it was fine because [...]
1. When having negative “I don’t really want to go to church” thoughts, remember that things could always be worse. 2. By worse, that could mean a puking two-year-old in the middle of the meeting. 3. Church is ALWAYS better than puke. Thank you, God, for that reminder. 4. When dealing with puking toddler, don’t [...]
I’m not gonna lie. Last week was rough. I knew it was bad when I didn’t even have the energy or desire to blog or go read all of your blogs. (I miss my bloggy friends this morning!) The hardest part of being sick is that all those “mom duties” don’t go away. And my [...]
I hate going to the doctor. I’m the type of mom who waits until it’s absolutely necessary to go because I always have to take so many people with me. Unless a kid needs stitches, antibiotics or shots, I try to just wait it out at home. But my sweet little E has been making [...]
I would like to give you some tips and pointers on appropriate phone behavior. I could tell when I spoke with you that you are young and likely have no children of your own. Here are some things to keep in mind next time you speak with a worried mother: 1. Not all mom’s are [...]
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