What? What?

O.K. I might have been sleeping on the job but when the hell did it turn into that final downward slope towards Christmas? I just got back from Thanksgiving today and I am already in a panic. I ordered our cards and paid way too much to make sure they happened quickly. I have bought a total of two gifts and one of them is a book. No kid wants a freaking book under the tree. In addition to this pressure, my husband just ripped the shit out of our downstairs bathroom. Yes you heard me right, no toilet, no sink, no laundry. What? What? Yes, no LAUNDRY. I have two boys, a dog, and a husband. Do you know how much freaking laundry I do? TONS! I am feeling a bit of panic. I would be panicking just about Christmas but with no bathroom and washing machine it's no wonder my doctor just put me on blood pressure medication. I tried explaining to my doctor that I medicate myself just fine with chardonnay but she wouldn't listen. In fact I've taken two doses, I think I need to go to bed, I have laundry piling up......

Slumber? I Don't Think So!

My oldest is having a slumber party for his 9th birthday tonight. Last year I was insane and let him have 9 kids, this year I told him 5. We ended up with 6 because one kid wasn't sleeping over so I allowed him to add one. It has been quite an evening. My husband had his last day at work today because he is going to a new job. So of course his co workers took him out for drinks. He got home late and half in the bag. So far they have had a fight which resulted in one kid biting another twice, singing Happy Birthday like little girls in a horror movie, and one of them running through the kitchen in his underwear. It is 10 p.m. and they are watching UP while I sit upstairs drinking my wine watching old Oprah's. I think they are nearing the end and I will be very happy at 9 am when their parents pick them up. I will be able to look at my son and know he had a great birthday.

Begging for Drugs

Well it appears to be official, my youngest seems to have the flu. He has had a fever from Saturday and last night it spiked. He had 200 mg of motrin in him and he was still burning up. I am supposed to leave for my trip on Thursday. I have now called the doctor's office to beg for Tamiflu. I know only the kids with asthma and other high risk symptoms should be getting it but I CANNOT get on a plane and fly away from child who has a 103+ fever. They made it clear it might not help or only shorten it by a few days but I'll take it! I'm hoping they give in. I will never enjoy myself if the kids are really sick. Sometimes it really sucks being a mother. You can't be selfish, you just can't. It's physically impossible. The sad part is if he really is sick I will not be bothered to cancel my trip. I will do it willingly because I will not have any kind of fun with him being sick.

To Flu or Not To Flu

I am panicking at this moment. My youngest came home from a birthday party with a headache and a slight fever. I am leaving my husband with our two darling boys in 5 days to go to Las Vegas to celebrate my 40th birthday. I cannot leave him with sick kids. He will lay down on the tarmac and not let my plane fly. You think I'm joking, I'm not. Right now everyone is in a state of chaos about the H1N1. I've been right with them. A kid in my son's class got it and I was telling him not to touch the kids desk! I have them use hand sanitizer everytime they get in the car after school. So you can imagine my dismay when I noticed the tell tale pink flushed cheeks.

Usually I handle illness with ease because for some reason my kids get sick alot. I am stressed and worried. I hate this fear. You keep hearing stories about kids dying of H1N1. I got them the flu mist but they still need to get the booster. I will be praying that whatever this is, that it runs in course in 24 hours. We shall see if I make my trip. Say a prayer for me will ya?