Long Couple Days

Last Thursday we went out to Grandma Chocolate's house to help Mom and Dad continue to box up stuff. The kids brought a ball with so they could play outside while we worked. We really got a bunch done before stopping for the day. We stopped off at Culver's on the way home to get a scoop of custard. Rob and I agreed to take the kids to the pool - they brought their snorkel sets with to try out. Much better to get a mouthful of pool water than a mouthful of lake water. They played for an hour or so before it turned too cold to be there any longer. We came home and had dinner and then got the kids to bed. Around 3:05AM, Nick began calling out "Mom." I originally thought it was the little girl next door but realized it was Nick. I ran up the stairs just in time to get him to the toilet before the vomiting began. Poor kid, he is not a good vomiter, like Ellie. He wretches and gags and it isn't pretty. He was shaking and dizzy. Rob helped and we got him back into bed with a bucket beside him and towels over his sheets and Rob laid with him until he went back to sleep. I had just started to doze off when I heard gagging. I ran into Nick's room only to find him asleep - it was Ellie. It was an extremely long night...Nick forgot about his bucket and ran for the toilet about 20 minutes later, to only make it to his doorway before projectile vomiting.
Friday was pajama sick day here. No one got dressed, no one brushed their teeth until bedtime. The kids watched movie after movie while sipping ginger ale or tea with honey. As if we didn't have it bad enough with the vomiting, Nick had a couple bouts of diarrhea, too. In retrospect, I think Nick had Mom and Dad's dreaded disease but Ellie probably had her normal hormonal migraine. They both dozed on the couch for a bit and didn't really want anything to eat. I was able to get some busy work done...I was able to do a spreadsheet of our finances back to January done. Rob came home at lunch and brought some ginger ale. They both sort of rebounded by the evening. We got baths/showers ready and an early bed. I was upstairs reading with Ellie when Nick started vomiting again.
Saturday was a laid back day. Luckily, a bad tummy and some dry heaves are all that stayed around. Rob worked in the morning. Ellie and I did some baking, taking advantage of the cool temperatures. We made double chocolate zucchini muffins, carrot-blueberry bread, and banana-oatmeal-toffee-biscoff muffins. The kids played outside with out neighbor, Rustine. Nick would come in every 10 or so minutes to let me know his tummy still hurt. Ellie and I went to Emily's graduation/birthday party with Mom and Dad. Rob stayed home with Nick because he wasn't feeling good. It was great to see the family. We came home and had dinner and got the kids off to bed early. Congratulations to Dean & Lauren who got married on Saturday. They slipped off and eloped with the girls.
We all slept in this morning. Rob got up just in time to make it to church. I read the paper and put my Target list together. Ellie and I ran over to Target when Rob got home from church. It was super nice girl time - we don't get that all the time. We came home and had lunch before heading next door for Serena's 1st birthday party. Nick stayed at home because he still isn't himself. Ellie played with Sophia and secured her future babysitting ability. We went to Mom and Dad's house for dinner. Mom had made a great spread with a garlic gnocchi, green beans, corn pudding, noodles, sweet potatoes, salad, and watermelon. Fruit pies for dessert. The kids played outside together - it was a nice night. We came home and the kids played a bit more before we did showers and bedtime.
My friend, Eric, passed away on Friday...thanks for your positive thoughts. Our friend, Rosie, is finally home from the hospital for a couple days before round 2 begins. Visualizing me healthy and continually healing body and the new normal, Tree