Jus Sayin'...

 Okay so good health is something we ALL take for granted, & trust me, when you're not feeling good for a day it makes you SO THANKFUL to wake up the next morning feeling better. I spent most of the day yesterday doing only what was NECESSARY to get by, & the rest of the time I laid on the couch. Now as a mom there are definitely more things that are NECESSARY to do compared to if you're a sick child, or a guy for that matter. If you're a sick child, your mom will probably tell you "Rest & take it easy for today"- nothing more is required, just lay there & get better. And if you're the guy, husband, dad or whatever- when you get sick, you will probably say, "I'm gonna lay down, tell the kids not to disturb me, & can you bring me a cold drink, or maybe hot tea, & could you rub my feet..." BUT us mama's DO NOT have that luxury do we??? It's more like this- "OK kids I'm gonna lay down a bit cause I'm not feeling well, do something quietly please." Silence for about 10 seconds. Then there's a BUMP & Makayla screams.
 "OK kids what's going on?"
"Makayla bumped her head & she wants you mom."
"Bring her in here with her blankey, she can lay beside me."
So she lays beside you, or more like rolls around beside you, all the while kicking & bumping your aching body.
"MaKayla HOLD STILL."
"But mom I need to go potty."
"Can you go by yourself"?
"No, I want you to help me." (notice it's not I NEED you to help me, but rather WANT you to)
So she whines till I begrudgingly, & rather dizzily, get out of bed & take her.
I finally get back in bed- NOW can I get a little rest before Gabby wakes up??
5 minutes go by, I'm just drifting off into la-la land, when I feel a soft tap on my shoulder-
"Yes Shay what do you need?"
"Can we watch a video, we're bored & it's too hot to play outside."
"Yeah sure, & take Makayla w/ you."
A discussion ensues & a hot debate on which video to watch, I listen from my bed thinking, "Don't make me come out there."The two older ones finally give into the whinny 3 year & watch "Holly Hobby". Silence follows momentarily as they become involved in the video. Nows my chance, it's quiet... but wait was that Gabby waking up?? No pleasssse not already, any other day she would sleep for 3 hrs.!!!! Do I get any breaks??
So maybe it wasn't EXACTLY like that yesterday, BUT that pretty much sums up what the day looks like for the sick mom. The kids don't decide, "Hey let's not whine today, & all get along cause mom really needs a break." NOPE! Life still happens for sick mama's, so we grin & bear the pain till dad comes home, which unfortunately for me, Dutch had an off-site meeting last night (very unusual)... SO thankfully my first born (don't you love em, so responsible an all!!!) stepped up to the plate- she took charge of bathin' MaKayla, washed & brushed her hair, got her ready for bed & even tried to explain to her that "Mamas not feelin' good", though I think it fell on deaf ears...
  Let's just say to wake up this morning feeling MUCH better was a wonderful thing & I will try not to take for granted ALL the days we are blessed w/ good health!!!!