We were a fine bunch this week. RJ stayed home from school on Tuesday because Monday night was so rough, and I thought he needed time to just be still and recover. That kid does NOT know how to be sick, though. I guess I should show him how great it is to turn on the Price is Right or whatever game shows are on in the morning (are there any?) and just lounge on the couch all day. It didn't help that he had to go with me to ballet, but still--he could at least have taken a nap.
Tuesday night we took Jip to the ship for a next day departure. I stayed up late and caught up on a couple tv shows and then headed up. The kids sleep in my bed while Jip is gone, but I can usually scoot someone over enough to have some space. Just a few minutes later, Ryleigh started tossing and turning. She then sat up, threw up on me, threw up on herself, threw up on the bed, and threw up on my phone, which had been in my hand. RJ slept threw the whole thing. So, I got us cleaned up, woke up RJ and made him move to his room, started the first of two late-night loads of laundry, and got Ryleigh back in her bed with a ton of towels and a trash can. She never got sick again. RJ took forever to go back to sleep--I think he was paranoid he was going to get sick. I was lying in the hallway, between their rooms so they could both see me and so I could hear both of them. I finally fell asleep between 2:30 and 3:00. Good times. Of course, Ryleigh couldn't go to school, and I wasn't sure how she would do in the car and I wasn't sure if RJ was going to be next, so I kept him home from school, too.
By Wednesday afternoon, everyone was feeling better. I still didn't want to take them anywhere in public, but I decided to risk putting them in the car and picking up an online order of groceries I had placed. I was totally wowed by being able to do that. What a wonderful thing for a parent with sick kids! I opened the app on my phone and the stuff I buy most automatically came up. I clicked on what I needed, added a few more items, and 2 hours later, my order was ready. I then just pulled into a special stall, push a button, give my name, and they load it in the car for me. So easy. So nice.
By Thursday, everyone was on the mend. RJ went back to school, although he still had (and still does) have a rough cough at times. Then, I felt it coming on for me. The cold hit me with its full force today. I'm hoping I've been through the worst of it. My kids don't know how to relax and be sick, and they certainly don't know how to let Mom relax and be sick. Maybe tomorrow while they are at school I can throw a little Epsom salt and baking soda in a hot bath and kick the rest of the sickness to the curb without any little person telling me they need a snack or asking me if you pull a tree out of the ground if it will die.
It was nice to be fully back to normal on Friday. The kids had a bike-a-thon at school. RJ was surprised to learn that he is the only kid in his class who doesn't use training wheels. It was a good opportunity to talk about how people all learn differently, and he just happened to learn to ride without training wheels at a younger age than his friends while some of his friends learned to read at a younger age than he did. Ryleigh's class had a mixture of bikes and scooters. She was so delighted to participate!
The kids got haircuts on Friday. Ryleigh decided that since she has had Elsa braids at the last, oh I don't know, 5 or 6 haircuts, she should switch it up and be Anna. Cute, huh?
Saturday morning, the kids and I spent 2 hours cleaning the playroom. The reward? We had our neighbors Aless and Hannah over for pizza and play that evening. The kids had a good time, as always. Hannah and I chatted the night away, as always.
And, finally, Sunday found RJ at Ninja Zone again. The phone camera shots aren't exactly quality, but believe me when I tell you that he enjoyed jumping into the foam pit (from the mat to the foam in the sunken pit is about 8 feet down--yikes!) and getting some very beginning lessons on back handsprings.
Jip should be out to sea all week, so we will just do our best to enjoy our upcoming 80 degree days and tackle whatever comes along this week. As always, pics to come.
Cheers!
