Mommy Can't Get Sick

I don't get sick often and lately when I do it takes me down for several days.  I normally get the stomach flu at least once a year (I think I always get it from Big Grasshopper) and I have allergies so I normally have a few flare ups along the way.  But what do SAHM's (stay at home mom's) do when they get sick?  We can't call into work and say we can't be there, we can't stop the day, and we can't just tell the our children to go take care of themselves.

This morning I woke up not feeling well....really it was 3 this morning.  I kinda felt like I had a sore throat yesterday but didn't think much of it.  This morning at 3 I woke up not being able to breathe, barely able to swallow and I was freezing.  After laying  (read: tossing and turning) for who knows how long (I am blind without my glasses) I finally fell back to sleep just to be woken up by Big Grasshopper complaining I was snoring like a pig....go ahead...laugh....get it out....OK.  So he was right....when he woke me up I was still breathing like that and actually heard myself snoring like a pig...it was loud...I couldn't breathe.

Well after little sleep my job started at about 7:45 with Little Lady toddling in and demanding milk.  I woke Big Girl up about 8:30 and got breakfast going.  By 9:00 a.m. I had no energy.  Also at 9 I decided to take some medicine hoping that would help.  By 9:30 I was so groggy I could barely keep my eyes open.  So...with the girls contently glued to the TV watching Max and Ruby, Dora, and whatever else is on Nick Jr. I fell asleep in the recliner.  I am not proud of the fact that I let the TV babysit my kids while I dozed...nope....but I did.  There...that is my confession...I don't feel better because I told you, I just feel the need to get it out there.

So I am still working out the kinks in this SAHM stuff.  Still not sure how to handle every situation.....Maybe I should ask Dora...She has a backpack and map....or maybe I can ask Ruby what she does since they don't seem to have parents and only grandma comes by on occasion.   All I know is staying at home is not for the weak or lame....even if we can't help it because we are sick. :/