So I spent an hour in the bathroom last night wishing I was dead and getting to know my bathroom rug intimately (fortunately I had just washed it the day before). It's always humbling to me when I do get sick because it reduces me to a groveling wreck in no time. I'm feeling quite a bit better today, though I'm staying home from church for bathroom proximity and noncontamination reasons.
So the notorious Christmas Party was last night and it was fine. I never mind it once I'm there, it was more that I resented another obligation in my week AND the fact that it was almost canceled twice! It's just too cruel to mess with my emotions like that. I will say that the food was really good (though I didn't feel that way at 3:00am) because Cafe Rio is always a good idea in my opinion. The sad thing about the party was that our numbers were much lower than usual due to people having to work and being sick. It felt like we were missing 1/4 of the people, then several of the guests left right after dinner rather than staying to play games. We were seriously down to 7 extended family members along with our 6 direct family members (and all 9 of the kids). It seemed a rather pathetic display and a waste of evening. Kind of like having a party because we're supposed to rather than because anyone wanted to have it. Perhaps my mom will regret all her stress and effort and decide not to do it next year. I can only hope.
Yesterday afternoon I got to run some errands by myself (Rodworks and Costco) then met Dana and her family (for the first time) to take their family photos. It's still so crazy to me to meet people from the blogs and to feel very familiar with them, though not knowing what they look like. Dana has a beautiful family. She just had her baby 1 week ago and looks fabulous! (I'll post pictures after I get them back and after Dana has seen them first.)
Randy just brought Whitney home from church because she's complaining that her head hurts and is definitely NOT herself. That's kind of strange because she was totally herself this morning and was being quite entertaining. I don't think she's faking it though because she's in tears, took medicine, and is in her bed. I am a little bummed out that I don't get to be home alone, but hopefully if she stays in her bed it will still be quiet here. It's so rare to be home alone that even if I'm sick it's still a nice break, I definitely didn't need a whiny party crasher.
**Do you highly prize your time alone?
How do you comfort yourself when you're sick?
Can you believe I didn't get sick until AFTER the party?**
22 comments:
What a bummer to have that bug catch up to you but a blessing that it was after all the chaos of last week for sure. Not getting sick until after the party is just cruel. I am glad it was tolerable though and you can put it behind you now.
I prize my alone time- what mom wouldn't?!?! I used to feel guilty but lately I have felt entitled. Is that so wrong?
I am usually sick when I have to be the mom so there is little comfort to be had. I love to read though and nap on and off so as to sleep it off when I can. Good luck getting the naps you need today.
I can't beleive you got sick! Especially after the party. Sorry it was a bummer of a party but at least it is over with.
I love my time alone. It doesn't happen too often with a baby. Jason plays b-ball every tuesday night after the kids go to bed and that was my alone time. For 3 hours I could get stuff done or whatever. Now I am just trying to get Ryan to stay up so he will sleep. I know in good time it will be my time again.
Depending on how sick I am Jason will stay home and take care of me if it works out with work. Last week he has clients in town and couldn't stay. It just isn't fair. Moms don't get days off for being sick. I usualy try to bribe the kids to let me sleep and I just lay in the big chair while they watch their movies. They like when I get sick becuase they get movie days and Dad brings home dinner.
Get better!
Ya know, I have come discover I have "bathroom issues" every time I eat at Cafe Rio. Now mind you, that doesn't stop me in the least but I am wondering if the batch of beans was a strong one this time???
I want to thank you again for putting up with my crazy zoo! The kids, on the way home, just kept saying how nice you were because you brought them a treat...LOL!
Aaron thought you were really nice too and can understand why I like to visit your blog. :)
Can't wait to see the pics!
Oh I feel so bad that you got sick! I can relate to "getting to know" the bathroom floor, so sad!
Glad to hear your feeling better!
I do love my time alone but find myself always worrying about the kids and wondering how everything is going back at home. I need to work on this!
Nobody ever takes care of me when I'm sick, It's so not fair!!
I get very cranky when my alone time is intruded upon. I curl up and watch movies when I am sick. That is if it's on the weekend. During the week I just have to do everything feeling horribly. Luckily I do not get sick as much as when we lived in Utah
So sorry your sick! Nothing is worse than the flu (well except for maybe child labor and kidney stones). The good thing about the flu though is that it's over soon. So hopefully tomorrow you'll be back to normal.
I NEED my time alone. If I don't get it I feel stiffled and get cranky. But I also get cabin fever and feeling lonely with too much alone time. I need a good balance.
Nobody takes care of us when we're sick do they? The fact that I'm sick tends to be ignored, partly because I get kind of sick a lot, but not enough to be intimate with the bathroom floor. I got in a fight with my husband because he made me get out of bed, body aches and all, to hang drywall because it was his dad's scheduled day to be there.
When men get sick though, watch out, it's pampering time (back in the '80s there was a Cosby Show about that, anyone ever see that one?) I guess you don't realize how much a mother does until she's down and out.
Feel better soon!
I am so sorry that you are sick. I hate to throw up. YUCKY!!!! At least you got to enjoy yourself at the party.
When I am sick. (Which is not that often) Knock-on wood. I try to go to bed and sleep it off. I also like my husband to lie next to me and rub my back or head. He always does it for me. He is such a good hubby. I hope you feel better soon.
That is a BIG bummer about your 3am illness. It always comes in the middle of the night. I always think that is weird. Are you going to crinch at the thought of cafe rio because of it now? I NEVER can eat what I get sick on because it reminds me of the illness.
I totally prize ALONE time. Sadly, I wish I had more of it.
I normally play the martyr in the family when I am sick. Even though Doug does a good job taking care of me if he's around.
I'm so sorry you are sick- Utah seems to be plagued will illness lately (you, Michelle's kids.) Not cool. Well, I'm glad you cleaned the bathroom rug! Feel better.
I love alone time, even if it is when I'm sick. So sorry about the crap that you got.
What's up with getting it after the party, not cool at all. I mean if you were going to get sick, an hour before would have sufficed!
It seems like this flu hits in the middle of the night, but luckily you feel better in the morning. I'm glad you're feeling better. I think it's very ironic we were talking about not getting sick last night. I hope it doesn't hit me after all. Yikes.
I never did like being alone, but now after having people on me all day I treasure those few quiet moments when I am all alone. Plus it rarely happens at my own house so when it does I am thrilled.
First off - That picture of you is FABULOUS!! You are SO BEAUTIFUL Jill!!! No need to feel inadequate, seriously!! But honestly, we all feel it. We feel it for different reasons about different things. It's human nature.
In response to your questions: Yes, I prize my alone time! It is RARE!! A bummer that you were sick AFTER the party! But I am a believer that things happen for a reason. Seems like you have caught the bug a lot this year! I have had it once already, and it WAS awful!!
And for some reason when I try to post this under my "blogger" identity, it won't take it? So I'll post under "other".
So sorry to hear you ended up getting the "Nazi flu." It sounds like it was short lived, so that's good news. I hope you are all back to the norm tomorrow! ! !
That's awful to have the flu. Good thing it was after the party. Could it have been food poisoning? I've been close with the bathroom rugs many times. Hope you feel better.
You know I love my time alone. When I am sick I bath and take enough drugs to sleep it off (one of the joys of older kids).
I hope you are feeling better by now. I thought you had escaped the sickness.
so sorry yo are sick, there is just nothing worse! I treasure my alone time so much and feel that I am needing it this time of year just to get things done!
I am not a napper and make my bed the second I wake up, so I normally never even sit on my bed during the day. When I am sick I just want to cozy up in bed all day and nothing feels better (very hard to do with two little kids!)
Oh yuck...the flu is the worst! At the very least, if it runs through your family, it will run through BEFORE Christmas and you guys will be (hopefully) out of danger. I am becoming a hand sanitizing crazy woman as the holiday gets closer and closer. With the flu though...there is not a lot you can do. It hits hard and fast.
Sorry to hear that your sick, you've been sick a lot this year, you'd think you would have been given a free pass.
I love my alone time, I look forward to it and treasure it, but sometimes too much alone time is bad, it can turn me into a hermit.
Comfort when sick: warm grape jello water, homemade date bran muffins (mom's recipe), my hot pad, advil, a cool washclothe to my forehead, lipton chicken noodle soup, 7-up, a comfy pillow, a soft blanket and my couch.
Hope you bounce back quickly. It has to suck to be sick and have to be the mom too!
Oh man, that really stinks! I hope you can recover quickly! I hope Whitney sticks to her bed too, so you can have some quiet time.
i feel your pain! dang being sick.
glad the part is over, do you have more photos on smugmug, i was hoping to get the full picuture.
i can't wait to see dana's photos.
I love ROD WORKS! That is one of my favorite stops when I visit. Love it!
Love Cafe Rio - but oddly it gives me strange canker sores! Go figure!
Alone time is a must! Even if it is 15 mins a day. We have a girls afternoon/night out planned this week. SO looking forward to that. Hope you are feeling better! Nothing like being so sick and being the Mom at the same time!
What a bummer that you got sick after the party. Apparently you just could not get out of it for anything.
You know I prize alone time. I just can't get enough.
I'm intrigued by Elizabeth saying she doesn't get sick as much as she used to when living in Utah! Does living here contribute to our frequent illnesses??
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