Sick & Tired of kids being sick

Well we have now had the last of the latest battle. It is officially over as long as Jeff & I don't get it. A stomach bug went through and one by one the boys contracted it.

Since Feb one or more have been perpetually ill. Now mind you I am not a dirty person. I have cleaned and disinfected the bathroom, kitchen. Have washed all floors on my hands and knees. Have washed all sheets and blankets numerous times in hot water. Have made sure no towel is used more than once so there is no cross contamination. Have lysoled every available area and toy in this house. However, somehow this is not enough. Also because I do daycare all of those kids have had the stomach bugs, viruses and colds also. Actually one of them also had an ear infection. So it seems magnified because I am adding 4 more kids into the mix.

We have had:

ear infections
walking pneumonia
stomach bugs
colds
nasty virus with fever and body aches that lasted a good week per person(I also got this one)

Here was my life from the Thursday before Easter until Easter evening.

Thurs night basement flooded. Jeff had already left for Canada and I hence was left to rip up rugs, wet and dry vac

Sat on my way out the door to getting Colby down to Tracy and Dave's so they could take him to Museum of Science twins mom calls to say her Jeff's check bounced to me. (Should have know right their this was going to be a rough day.) Realize Austin needs to go to Dtr call in rte. to Tracy's house and have to race back to Bedford for 10:30 am appt. It is 10 am now and I am in Salem, NH. Then off to the drug store to fill all the prescriptions. (This has been the 3rd appt in 2 wks). Race home get Austin settled put Brady in for nap go grocery shopping. Brady gets up and drops a dzn eggs on my floor. (Thank you so much to Tracy for getting me more.) Have to dye eggs with the boys and try and bake for mom's on Sun.

Sun Easter at mom's Colby has massive asthma attack to the pt almost had to call 911. We finally get him settled and Brady starts throwing up all over the place because of all the candy. Get that taken care of and again he is sick all over himself and my mom's. So much for all the money I just spent on suits.
Leave mom's think I forget my wallet go all the way back to mom's and realize nope it is in the diaper bag and I finally get home around 7:30 pm.
I go to get Brady out of the car and Brady has gotten sick all over the car. So now have to clean the entire car.
I get in the house and kids are like okay mom we need to have dinner now. I just pick up the phone and call Rachael so I can have a good cry. I was so utterly frazzled and spent. I know Jeff doesn't do much but what he does help me out with, certainly helps and I needed him so desperately by Monday it wasn't even funny.

This has been my life lately. FRAZZLED IN BEDFORD!!!


Then Jeff's van is down. It is having transmission issues and that leaves us with one vehicle.

So needless to say this is why I haven't updated in a while plus feel a little guilty with Lesley going through everything she is going through I feel I shouldn't complain. I am so blessed with the things I have but somehow can't help complaining just a little. By the way my kids have been so absolutely wonderful through all this. They have been really a joy other than getting sick all the time it seems.

Rough begining to the year

It is starting off to be a rough begining to the year. I by chance called Tracy to inform her Austin made play off's for basketball. Well she said you didn't get my e-mail I said no I didn't. Friends of the family who have lived next to her mom and have been friends with her mom for the last 45 years. Well they were out walking there dog and Red kept saying I don't feel good. Well they got back and he said I really don't feel good call 911. Bev turned around to grab the phone and Red hit the floor. His left ventricle blew out of his heart and he died before he hit the floor. He was only 60.

So we had to attend yet another wake last night. It was very sad. The line was out the door and inside. It weaved itself in and out of the other rooms because he was so well known in the city of Methuen. It was crazy.

On a better note we seem to be finally hitting the end of this nasty nasty virus that attacked this family. Colby had to get picked up at school on Friday with an ear infection. I started feeling human yesterday 6 days after coming down with this. You would think you were doing better and the next day you were down for the count again. It was one of the worst and nastiest virus's I have seen probably ever. Glad it's over.

Okay that's it for now.

Another week down in this crazy month

Okay well between the weather and just my crazy life. This has been one busy month. We had the family party at my parents last weekend. Sadly Colby couldn't attend because he was sick, the next day Austin gets this nasty virus. Low grade fever, funny nose, cough. However, it lasts for a good 5-7 days.

This past Thursday I get sick. I am still really sick. Friday night was Colby's real birthday so we took him out to eat. Saturday Austin had his play off game for basketball. YEAH THEY WON!!! Now they have one more next week and if they win this game they play immediately in the Championship game. Then Jeff ran him over to his friend Skylar's house. Colby had 4 of his friends come over for a guitar hero party. They made their own pizza's and played video games for the afternoon. They were all wonderfully behaved it was a great day. Other than the fact I really wanted to be in my bed.

We started taking in water last night due to all the rain so needless to say another 3 am night for me and with the time change it led to another 3 1/2 hr night of sleep. This is not helping in my recovery at all.

Austin managed to rope his friend Skylar's mom into letting him sleep over so I need to drag myself to go get ready to go get him.

Talk to you all soon.