Life in a Monty Python skit
Elvi is in Las Vegas for Stuart's wedding. It's a small affair this time, and she's best "man". The celebration part of the wedding will take place New Year's Eve in California, and we'll all attend that.
That leaves me home alone with the children from Wednesday to Sunday, and their extremely booked schedules cut into mine.
Wednesday, I picked them up at school at 4:00. Child One had animation class 6:00 to 7:30. Child Two and her friend had figure skating 6:30 to 7:25. I dropped them off - fortunately only two blocks apart - and took Child Three home for half an hour. In between the sessions of driving, I didn't have much time to cook, so at 7:00, the boy and I headed off to pick up a bucket of chicken. We spent a half-hour waiting to order. The unilingual French and dim cashier had trouble communicating with the unlingual Spanish customer who only had American currency.
It was a secret recipe for an extra-crispy disaster.
I got to the designated pick-up point for Child One at 7:40. I had decided to get her first because she was alone - Child Two had her friend with her. But I didn't see Child One, so I drove on to get the other two.
I packed them into the van at the arena and returned to seek Child One. As I drove by, I saw her sitting on the floor inside the building, absorbed in her reading and oblivious to the world. I wonder where she gets that from....
After dropping off Child Two's skating companion, we got home at 8:10. All got to bed by 9:00. That's five-plus hours of my day right there.
Thursday started with a splash, the splash of Child Three's vomit hitting the toilet bowl. Child One also said she was nauseated, but I was dubious - she's an occasional shirker. Both sick kids did have an appetite for breakfast, so I thought the vomit might be a one-time thing and piled all three into the van for the ride to school.
On the way, Child Three complained he was hot but, in reply to my question, said he did not have to throw up. I asked him to tell me if he had to, so I could pull over to let him do it outside. Two and a half blocks later, he told me.
I was driving on a residential street with cars in every parking spot. I pulled over by one driveway but a car started backing out, so I drove to the next driveway. By the time I flashed out of the driver's seat and pulled open the sliding door, my fantastic, dedicated boy had his cheeks puffed out and his hand over his mouth. Despite his effort, dribbles of vomit trickled down his chin. He held it until he left the van and let it fly onto the street. What a trooper.
I have to say, this was the least offensive vomit I've ever seen. The boy had eaten cinnamon ewaffles for breakfast less than half an hour previous, so what he produced looked and smelled as nice as cinnamon porridge.
A passing woman offered us a bottle of water. We thanked her and drove the girls to school.
The boy spent the day at home with me, which always cuts into how much I can work. He had some potato chips and apple juice in the afternoon, and kept that down. At 3:30, we went off to fetch Child Two from school. Child One had choir practice until 5:00, but she would come home with a carpool.
After picking up Child Two at 4:00, I took the two younger ones shopping for food - I made a squash soup for supper. I had the foresight to take a plastic bag with, in case Child Three lost it again.
Butternut squash - check.
Celery - check
Child Three complaining of the heat and looking flushed - check.
Between the onions and lettuce shelves, he threw up. But this spectacular child spewed every last drop into the bag. I've rarely seen such control. I went outside to throw the bag into a garbage can. I couldn't handle asking a counterperson to deal with a bag of vomit for me.
I cooked at home, fed the kids, and got them in bed. I got some time to myself at 9:00, but I was too burned out to work, so I instead lost a Bedford truck, a Crusader, and a Matilda in WW II Online. The infantry players in the game have got to learn to protect the armour from sappers.
Child Three seemed healthy this morning, and I dropped them off at school. I got home, read the paper, and got a call: Child One threw up in class.
So I went and got her. And then spent 45 minutes writing a blog entry.
It hasn't been a productive week. I wonder what the Jewish Brigade (virtual) is up to....
That leaves me home alone with the children from Wednesday to Sunday, and their extremely booked schedules cut into mine.
Wednesday, I picked them up at school at 4:00. Child One had animation class 6:00 to 7:30. Child Two and her friend had figure skating 6:30 to 7:25. I dropped them off - fortunately only two blocks apart - and took Child Three home for half an hour. In between the sessions of driving, I didn't have much time to cook, so at 7:00, the boy and I headed off to pick up a bucket of chicken. We spent a half-hour waiting to order. The unilingual French and dim cashier had trouble communicating with the unlingual Spanish customer who only had American currency.
It was a secret recipe for an extra-crispy disaster.
I got to the designated pick-up point for Child One at 7:40. I had decided to get her first because she was alone - Child Two had her friend with her. But I didn't see Child One, so I drove on to get the other two.
I packed them into the van at the arena and returned to seek Child One. As I drove by, I saw her sitting on the floor inside the building, absorbed in her reading and oblivious to the world. I wonder where she gets that from....
After dropping off Child Two's skating companion, we got home at 8:10. All got to bed by 9:00. That's five-plus hours of my day right there.
Thursday started with a splash, the splash of Child Three's vomit hitting the toilet bowl. Child One also said she was nauseated, but I was dubious - she's an occasional shirker. Both sick kids did have an appetite for breakfast, so I thought the vomit might be a one-time thing and piled all three into the van for the ride to school.
On the way, Child Three complained he was hot but, in reply to my question, said he did not have to throw up. I asked him to tell me if he had to, so I could pull over to let him do it outside. Two and a half blocks later, he told me.
I was driving on a residential street with cars in every parking spot. I pulled over by one driveway but a car started backing out, so I drove to the next driveway. By the time I flashed out of the driver's seat and pulled open the sliding door, my fantastic, dedicated boy had his cheeks puffed out and his hand over his mouth. Despite his effort, dribbles of vomit trickled down his chin. He held it until he left the van and let it fly onto the street. What a trooper.
I have to say, this was the least offensive vomit I've ever seen. The boy had eaten cinnamon ewaffles for breakfast less than half an hour previous, so what he produced looked and smelled as nice as cinnamon porridge.
A passing woman offered us a bottle of water. We thanked her and drove the girls to school.
The boy spent the day at home with me, which always cuts into how much I can work. He had some potato chips and apple juice in the afternoon, and kept that down. At 3:30, we went off to fetch Child Two from school. Child One had choir practice until 5:00, but she would come home with a carpool.
After picking up Child Two at 4:00, I took the two younger ones shopping for food - I made a squash soup for supper. I had the foresight to take a plastic bag with, in case Child Three lost it again.
Butternut squash - check.
Celery - check
Child Three complaining of the heat and looking flushed - check.
Between the onions and lettuce shelves, he threw up. But this spectacular child spewed every last drop into the bag. I've rarely seen such control. I went outside to throw the bag into a garbage can. I couldn't handle asking a counterperson to deal with a bag of vomit for me.
I cooked at home, fed the kids, and got them in bed. I got some time to myself at 9:00, but I was too burned out to work, so I instead lost a Bedford truck, a Crusader, and a Matilda in WW II Online. The infantry players in the game have got to learn to protect the armour from sappers.
Child Three seemed healthy this morning, and I dropped them off at school. I got home, read the paper, and got a call: Child One threw up in class.
So I went and got her. And then spent 45 minutes writing a blog entry.
It hasn't been a productive week. I wonder what the Jewish Brigade (virtual) is up to....
posted by Webs at
9:37 AM
2 Comments:
You're a trooper.
Where in California?
I gotta agree!
/me claps and bows down
:)
And don't worry. I'm sure you could have done worse than 45 minutes.
Is WWII Online free? FPS? MMORPG?!?
Gimme details!!!
Not that I have more time to waste, but :P Too bad.
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