What It Looks Like When Mom Gets Sick...

Ok, so this is my life: I throw up all Friday night....I'm still throwing up plus other lovelies on Saturday morning...I'm still in bed (except for the constant up and down run to the bathroom) when i remember that THIS is the ONE morning that we signed my 6 yr. old up for her FIRST ever CHEER camp!! I'm lying in bed (bright and early) PRAYING that she forgets she's going to camp..so I can keep sleeping!!! Well, she doesn't forget..and she comes "sweetly" into the room and lets me know (bright and early) that I need to get up to watch the other 4 kids cause Daddy would be taking her to her FIRST cheer camp!!! So, I try and get up...but have to run to the bathroom to vomit again on my way down the stairs...and well....they cheerfully were out the door, and 4 other littles were smiling, staring at me, and ready to play!! :) So this is what I did: After trying to convince them that watching cartoons on Saturday morning was fun (so i could continue lying on the couch)...they begged and pleaded..and eventually found the keys themselves to get out the back door to the beautiful fall weather awaiting them...So...since my kids are TOO little to play outside by themselves....and after I attempted sitting up in a chair to watch them....I finally couldn't stop throwing up...so I had to lie down. I grabbed a couple of pillows and was VERY thankful we decided to put an outdoor rug on the deck this summer! :)

I was able to let them play..and meet all their 1 million needs AND lie down AND not throw up ALL at the same time!!! So, this is what life looks like with 5 littles, no family around..and a stubborn head that REFUSES to ask anyone for help!! :) But I survived...and I have LOTS of pics to prove it!! hmmmmm...like 144 pics to be exact!! Yes, the kids were entertained by my camera the majority of the time....I could show you the pics of the babies stripping off their diapers, the pics of everyone's insides of their mouth, pics of every toy outside we have, atleast 30 pics of ME lying on the deck, etc....BUT I'll spare you all those pics and give ya just one:

Yes, that would be LL underneath the drink cooler...found this one on my camera...not sure I ever knew she was under there!! :) Just glad I could find a pic of her with her diaper on!! :) Anyways, yes..the kids were being nutty with Dad gone and Momma DOWN....but no one got hurt and everyone was still smiling and laughing when Daddy got home 3 HOURS LATER!!! :)

And, yes, LL loves me!! While the others snapped pics...LL kept coming to give me LOVE!! And, I have to give KUDDOS to my 8 yr. old who told me I could go to bed cause she could take care of the 3 littles!! She said she'd just wake me IF someone pooped...cause she wasn't changing a poop diaper!!! No worries...I didn't take her up on her offer...but she was a big help and tried to talk George and Lucy Lane OUT of jumping on ME with all their strength CAUSE they decided it was a funny game to watch Mommy moan with pain each time one of them landed on me!! :) My 8 yr. old did feel sorry for me then and distracted them with toys in the yard. Gotta love a responsible first born child!! :)

***I woke up feeling great today...about 99% back.....food isn't being too friendly to me yet..but I'm getting there...Oh, and positives from this experience:

* praising God that the weather was so nice

* praising Him for outdoor rugs and soft pillows

* losing 5lbs in 24 hrs....

* loving old ugly green sweatshirts that date back to my hubby's college days

* and that stomach virus' generally pass quickly (and so far no one else has come down with it)

**** Happy Sunday to you all, kj