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Children, dora, family, homeschooling, motherhood, parenting, postaday, sick kids, tv, wishful thinking
I wish a lot of things right now.
I wish I could say that we’ve had a week of non-stop fun, fun, fun.
I wish I could say that every day has been full of excitement.
I wish I could say the weather has been lovely lately.
I wish I could say that all is right at Le. Rheims.
I wish I could say all of that right now, but I can’t.
Why? Because since Friday afternoon, four of my five kids has been either coughing or throwing up or…worse. All kinds of unpleasant things have been going on since then, including disgustingly humid and hot weather.
So here I sit, surrounded by recovering children, and we’re watching Dora for the 85th time today.
And I don’t care.
Somehow things like painting rocks and baking cookies and just generally having an awesome summer don’t seem to matter right now.
What does matter? A room full of mostly healthy, kinda happy, non-complaining children, who are content to sit still and veg out in front of the TV.
I wish it were different, but it’s not, and that’s OK.
Sorry to hear about all that. I’ve just been there last week (for 2 weeks). Why does sickness like to jump from one sibling to another thereby creating “Hell Week”?
Anywho, hang in there. Dora’s not so bad….once to you learn how to tune her out. Just focus on the monkey. And I’m sorry. I’m totally sure either the backpack or map song is probably playing in your head as you read this….backpack, backpack….yum yum yum yum…delicioso!…I’m a map, I’m a map…if there’s a place you wanna go….
Wait, that was MY head singing it. Darn Sorry about that.
LMAO “Just focus on the monkey”. Best line ever. Everyone except the baby is feeling a lot better now, but she’s the only who had a stomach bug. Those are the worst on kids who aren’t old enough to be reasoned with yet because you can’t just convince them that they need to eat or drink something to stay out of the hospital. Right now, we’re on dehydration watch. Such fun. Thanks for the encouragement!