I’m Beautiful Like Me.

Yesterday, I finally washed the massive heap of dishes that have piled in the sink since BHF and family left. I took a shower and the boy woke up Husband. Husband’s sick, the poor dear. I pumped him full of Zicam, Ibuprofen and Mucinex and told him he should stay home from work. He didn’t listen.

P came over with her girls. The girls played while she and I gabbed and we ate Papa Murphy’s. It’s nice to have an adult to hang with and have grown-up conversations! She left her girls here for a half hour to take her husband some dinner at work. She came back and picked up the girls (mine, too) for a sleepover and church in the morning.

The boy took an hour long nap yesterday (while I washed dishes and showered) and only a 20 minute nap in the afternoon, so I assumed it would be an easy bedtime. WRONG! We went in there around 10pm. I put him in his crib and patted his tummy and he fell to sleep after about 30 minutes. Only to wake, screaming ten minutes later. Back again. He fell to sleep again quickly, but woke up again 20 minutes later, again screaming. I dosed him with some Ibuprofen and laid him in bed with me, nursing. At 1am, he finally fell to sleep.

Of course, the stress from the screaming left me wired and I was up until Husband came home, who felt and looked terrible. He downed some more meds and crashed hard. I laid in bed, awake, until 4:30am or later.

This morning, the boy woke me at 9am! How could he be ready to be awake already?! Insanity, I tell ya. So we got up, I fed him a bowl of oatmeal and some apricots and some Kix. He took a short nap, woke up and ate some more (beef and garden veggies and some cheddar puffs). We played a bit and P brought the girl home. Husband woke up, still feeling awful and burning a fever. I brought him water, drugs and the telephone to call in sick. Then I packed up the kids and went to Wal*Mart to get him some OJ, Gatorade, tissues, etc. Bought the boy a new toy, too.

Came home and started feeling pretty icky myself. My throat is sore. Wahhhhhh! I’m really tired, too and feeling rather grumpy. Baby took another too-short nap and just had ham, squash, yogurt and Cheerios. He’s a bottomless pit, I say.

Gonna try and get some decent sleep tonight. Hole up in bed with Husband and watch some movies or something.

Happy Valentine’s Day

The past several days have been busy.

Monday, Husband was off. We had a WIC appointment. The boy weighs 21 lbs. 8 oz. He made an amazing dinner of steak and baked potatoes and rolls. I made salad. A good day.

BHF and her family visited for the night on Tuesday. We had fun shooting the shit, half-ass watching movies and having a few drinks. I made a pot of veggie chilli especially for them (turned out really yummy, too!). Her husband is really nice, her daughter is as cute as can be (and loads of personality, too) and their dog was sweet as can be. Joy enjoyed entertaining BHF’s daughter for a bit and the boy didn’t know what to make of all the extra people. He was pretty cooperative, though and went right to sleep when bedtime came. The next morning, Husband made a huge pile of French Toast. We ate, hung out for a bit and finally said our good-byes. I’m super-jealous of their travels.

Cleaned up a bit after they left, made lasagna for dinner. Husband returned to work last night. After he left, I went out to the Jeep and got the Valentine’s candy I bought for him out of hiding and left it, along with a card, out for him to find when he got home. Had a hard time falling to sleep last night.

This morning, I woke up late and Joy was running late, too. We got halfway down to the bus stop before she realized she’d left her Valentine’s cards on her desk in her room. I came back to get them, but the bus came before I could get them to her. So, when the boy went down for his lunchtime nap, I went up to the store, bought her a carnation, a lovey and a bag of candy for her to share with the class and took them, along with the gift Husband got her up to her school. It made her feel pretty special.

After getting back from the bus, I went back to bed for another hour or so. Woke up and found flowers, chocolates and a card from Husband. He’s my favorite! I rewarded him with hugs and kisses.

The boy was pretty cranky today. He slept well at both naptimes but whined a lot all day and gave me hell at bedtime. I now have a headache and am getting ready for sleep. I haven’t read in a while (still on Chapter 3 of The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams). The girl has a few appointments tomorrow and I will bring my book - maybe I can squeeze some reading in then.