It’s only 10:54am, and this is how my day is going, illustrated in numbers:
**Update at 11:34am** 6 – The NEW number of kids that have chicken pox!
5 – The number of kids that have come down with chicken pox in the past 24 hours.
4 – The number of kids in my house that have not come down with chicken pox…. yet. I have my 2 nieces visiting, one has chicken pox along with my kids.
3 – The number of kids who stood outside my door while I was trying to take a shower and banged on it saying things like, “can I have yogurt?” and “Tucker took my blankie AWAY!!” and “MOOOOMMMM the phone is for you!”
2 – The number of boxes of cereal they ate for breakfast.
1 – The number of window panes that my son just broke in my play room with an out of control basketball.
Part comedian, part Dad, part athlete. He will boss around your children while they play ball.
Just as angelic as she looks, this girl could easily raise a Village by herself, and all the children would grow up to be President.
Self proclaimed, she would be a webkinz dog. Because, "they're cute, and puppies are too. And they're sweet and they always get along with other puppies."
This mini-Martha Stewart can handle ANY craft you send her way. She isn't all bows and rainbows, she's got karate kid moves!
Not "Pick-Me-Up" like caffeine, she wants you to pick her up! AND NOW!
Anything that can be destroyed WILL be destroyed!
Practically Perfect in Every Way for now! Nicknamed "The Panda" she is rolly polly and lives by the motto, "the little one, is KING!"
The resident Labradoodle, Miller got his name because Mom won and got to name the baby! Need something chewed up? He'll take care of it. Especially if it's expensive..
Oh, My! I hope your day gets better and it doesn’t cost a boat load to fix the window.
CHICKEN POX PARTY!!!!! Call your mommy friends quickly to see if they want to catch it!! Too bad you didnt live closer!!! I know 30 moms who would be bringing you gifts, cookies and wine just to have their rugrats rub elbows with your right now!!
What a horrible day!
Just remember…..God only gives you what you can handle. You are supermom and everything will get better soon. 🙂
Wow.. that is a pretty rough start.
I will pray your strength in the Lord. I have 4 kids including twins so I feel your pain. Your day will get better!
hang in there, youre a GREAT MOM! You will survive!!
Oh my. Good luck. This will def be a holiday season you will remember forever.
I am doing good, just bummed, I had so many things I wanted to do with them while they were home this week.
I am on my way over with Adam….Lets get it over with .
Oh my…I feel your pain! Good luck!
My goodness, I thought my days were crazy. I completely agree w/what Therese said, “God only gives you what you can handle”. When he gives you situations like this, it can only make you stronger! I’ll say a special prayer for your family.
Now THAT’S a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day!
Hope it gets better 🙂
WOW! I just can’t imagine! I want to cry when 2 of my 5 are sick at the same time! Do they not make you get the chicken pox vaccine? I wasn’t going to but them our Dr. said they wouldn’t let them in kindergarten without it! (Not sure if this is just an Il law?) So they each got it when they were little, I didn’t really want them to, however now with 5, I can’t even imagine how you are coping! Positive, at least they have some new toys to entertain themselves with? Hopefully! ;o) One day you WILL laugh at this!
In each state you have the option of an exemption. They will let them in Kinder without it, you just need the exemption. We have one due to our children having seizures with previous vaccines.
We are doing great! Just watching a lot of T.V.! And going through gallons of calamine!
And just remember, if they have to get chicken pox, far better that they get it as children than as adults. My kids all had the vaccine (OH law requires it for school) and my oldest daughter still got the disease, though it was mild.
I was waiting for them to get it. That is why we didn’t get them vaccinated for it, but decided that if they had not had it by the time they were 15 we would get them the vaccine. They picked it up from someone who had just had the vaccine. I knew we would go through this, and it really did happen at a perfect time, I am home from work and they are home from school!
Just FYI – Texas “requires” it as does every other state, but we choose to exempt them from it, just like you can if it is what you decide is best for your family. Just google what you need to do for a vaccine exemption for your state. I do not recommend either way for anyones family, just want people to know that you have a choice regardless of what your school or Dr. might tell you.
Been there…done that! Except three of my four children spread them out over three weeks. I’d much rather get them over with all at once. My fourth child wasn’t born during that time…so where DO you live? God bless you with patience!
THats what I was afraid would happen, one at a time! I live in a suburb north of Houston TX.
You are, unfortunately, too far from me…SHOOT! Guess my little man will have to get it from somewhere else. By the way, we are combating a flu-like disease with THREE of my four right now. NOT FUN! Healthy prayers to you and your clan.
I have to back up Tiffany she is right You can be exempt from it. I am in CA. I did with with my first kid but the other 5 I had vaccinated. I repeat what tiffany said, Dont let school or dr. tell you otherwise you do have a choice.