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After spending most of yesterday fever-free and bored, Charlie woke up at 5:15 am crying because his nose was stuffy. I hadn’t had enough coffee yet so for a moment I thought maybe he had strep throat because we ALWAYS have strep throat, just not usually this early. But then he rallied and got dressed and went happily off to school, where he lasted until 1:00. By then, he was running a 102 degree fever again, and his teacher called me to come get him.

Awesome.

We went out to the pediatrician (after I had to wait twenty minutes on hold to even talk to a nurse and THEN had to valet park because the construction at the heart hospital has eaten up all the parking spaces). The nice nurse swabbed his throat and reported that no, he does not have strep, which is really kind of a bummer because now we’re left just riding out the virus. Motrin and ice water! And a martini for Mommy!

Oh except we’re all out of booze. Damn.

That would all be fine, of course, except for this: Henry got up at 5:00 am with a bout of diarrhea that has lasted ALL DAY LONG and has been punctuated by long spells of hysterical crying and assertions that he is going to THROW UP RIGHT NOW (he has not yet thrown up, nor do I think he’s going to, although we had a very bad moment on the way home from school when I seriously though I might have to pull over and let him hurl in the neighbor’s yard because NOT IN MY CAR SON FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY). In between the crying and pooping he has been sleeping, which was nice since he was home from school all day.

Let me say it again: HOME ALL DAY.

Tomorrow, they will both be home, because no one will be 24 hours away from the last incident of fever or poop. But by the time we’re 24 hours out and no longer contagious, I may very well be dead.

I am in my workout clothes, which I put on at 5:00 am this morning when I got up to make coffee and lunches because OF COURSE everyone was going to go to school today and I would have time to exercise and shower after I dropped them off. Also go to the grocery because we are out of EVERYTHING. I ate salt and vinegar potato chips for dinner. Does that count as a vegetable?

Yeah, I didn’t think so. Damn.

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That sucks big time. I hope they are able to go back to school on Friday for the sake of your sanity.

Potatoes are vegetables, totally counts.

So sorry the kids are sick!

I was linked over from Notes from the Trenches and I’m so pleased. Really enjoying it here, I don’t feel so crazy…..

Man, you’ve had a miserable day. S&V chips are definately vegetables!

Potatoes, in any form, are totally vegetables.

In my house, of course, so is popcorn.

Oh, you definitely deserve a cocktail or three! If I still lived in the DFW area, I’d be tempted to drive 3 hours up to bring you some. I hope Thursday is a better day for all the Wagner clan.

This is seriously crap-tastic. I would bring you a cocktail if I were not a five-hour plane flight away.

I have been home with the sick kid all day as well. I don’t have the work load you have, but I am definitely not meant to be a full-time mom. At least not a good one. She is finally asleep now, rash from head to tow and all Benadryl’d up.

xoxo to you

Good Lord, so much sickness so early in the school year! Totally unfair!

I ate a Dairy Queen Blizzard for dinner yesterday. Does that count as a…..dairy?

How can they be sick the first days of school???

Oh, wait. I think they share The Poo’s (lack of) immune system.

I am anticipating much the same when preschool starts Wednesday. Let the games begin!

Hope they are better today.

We’ve been going through the same type stuff. I’ve had one kid that started with diarrhea, then threw up, missed a morning of school, went to school next day, then woke up with fever and croupy cough which has gotten worse today. If this is a sign of this school year, I don’t want the rest.

if you changed the gender and names of the kids in this post, i have previously lived that day a few times. ESPECIALLY the not throwing up (or releasing ANY bodily fluids) in the car.

good luck with day 2 of your term.

your writing is really wonderful and i look forward to hearing about more adventures.

It won’t help right now. But come next week you’ll be able to get Firefly Sweet tea Vodka in OK. Get some. Mix it with lemonade and DRINK.

Think happy thoughts, think happy thoughts, think happy thoughts… and send someone out for vodka!

I think you need to go down to that school with a hose full of water and bleach. Mostly bleach. Weren’t they fine all summer. Me thinks the holy water is tainted.

Here is hoping you survive.

Sorry to hear it continues. The chips totally count.

Here’s hoping it passes soon…I am still sick with similar symptoms, but that’s just me.

My kids have been healthy all summer (except for the cold my son got just before the four-hour plane ride to the wedding he was supposed to be in before he got cranky and had to be removed), but school is starting so I expect to have sick kids any day now.
I’m always surprised that “I had to pull over right away because my kid was about to puke in the car” isn’t a category for the National Transportation Safety Board, because you know a lot of accidents have to have started that way.

I’m there with you. One has tonsilitis, and all three have the nasty headache viral thing. Fun. 2 am crying and writhing on the bed was so much more fun than sleep.

Oh f-ckernuts. That’s a day alright.

“But by the time we’re 24 hours out and no longer contagious, I may very well be dead.”

I have felt this line to the core of my being.

We start school the 8th. I want a decontamination chamber added to our foyer.

What do you MEAN salt & vinegar chips don’t count as a vegetable?! Since when??? Dammit all, this changes everything.

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