I am Having A Hard Day...

 is what Daisy told me this morning in the juice isle of Safeway. And she was having a rough morning, it all began because she didn't get the red towel after her shower. We have been sick this week. And when I say sick I mean the worst flu bug I have ever had. It was so bad. I won't go into to much detail but we all got it to varying degrees, I am pretty sure I got the worst of it. It started with Rockwell on Saturday afternoon and Sunday then the rest of us on Monday and Tuesday. Luckily Daisy and Rockwell didn't get it too badly. I feel like I am introduced to new levels of motherhood every so often and this was one of those times. I only am writing this down because I am curious what my mom's life was like when she was in my same shoes. She often says she knows things like this happened but doesn't remember the small details. So someday when Daisy hopefully has her two children, she can read this entry and know I was once there too. And when I say "there" I mean doing unmentionable things into the toilet and trash can at the same time while my one year old laughed on in entertainment and my three year old kept saying "you sick mom? when your done you can read me a book" over and over while trying to shew them from the bathroom .Anyway...

We all have been getting better each day. This bug kind of wiped us out, which is why Daisy has been so very tired and as she put it having a hard day. Sick kids are so sad. But I have a small confession. I kind of like it when they are sick. I don't like them to be sick. I HATE cleaning up puke and usually they are in bad temperaments when they are sick but they sssllloooww down and its wonderful. Daisy is like a little pinball pinging from one thing to the next, but when she doesn't feel good she wants to cuddle and watch movies and sleep. She even feel asleep next to me on the couch during our third or fourth viewing of Monsters Inc. It was so sweet. This past week for some reason brought into focus how little my kids still are and how much I love that I get to be here for them when they are sick. I get to hold little hands and squeeze cute little bodies. I get to be the one that makes it all better at 2 O'clock in the afternoon on a Tuesday. I love it.