When mom gets sick….

Everything from dishes to laundry has come to a screeching halt.  With no mom “on duty” …as she is fighting strep and likely to be found coughing, sipping “wal-flu”, or napping….it has been party central here!  The dishes are 1/2 dirty and 1/2 semi-dirty (washed by a 9 year old with a bad attitude), the laundry is in piles on the basement floor, and the house, in general, is in DESPERATE need of a good scrub. With James leaving for work between 4-5 am, and returning home near 6pm, then rushing out to work with his dad after that….well, he pretty much falls into bed at night.  Although, yesterday, he came home, cooked dinner, made a home movie with Kadin, snugged Layla, and played Runescape with Riley! Then he brought me “wal-flu” in bed…. I can’t ask anymore of the man, he is amazing! (although another baby would be nice   So, here it is almost a week after “the affliction” (…which I gave to my poor, dear sister and nephew who were visiting- sorry!!) ,and I am looking around at the house and this close to making a big announcement. “chores are cancelled everyone, we are just going to live like piggies from now on…..go ahead and just leave that dirty cup on the counter, and don’t bother with putting your dirty undies down the laundry chute, who knows, maybe we will hit the lottery and be able to hire grandma to come over and clean up!!”   I KNOW my mother would have this mess whipped into shape in 2 hours flat! Too bad she lives so far away…come to think of it, I am not at all sure how she keep our house so clean, with 3 kids running in circles, I am sure she got sick at least once, but I can’t remember…..there is hope then, maybe my kids will forget too. All the barking of orders from my sick bed, and the frumpy hair, wadded up tissues, and cough drop breath, will be but a distant memory….. we can only hope! Because next week……chores are reinstated, and mom is back on duty.