Yesterday in the bright morning light I awoke to the sounds of ----not birds, not frogs, not alarm clocks---but sick children!  Yikes, from morning till night my washing machine, bathtub, and mop bucket were full of clothes, kids, and cleaners. Thank goodness it was only a 24 hour bug.

Bless their hearts, these usually active and happy children were as droopy as my unwatered peace lily. [That's on today's to do list. ]  We watched movies, listened to cds, and took very long naps.  Poor hubby had to come home early to watch the children so I could go to an important doctor's appointment. My brother had to take my Dad to his radiation treatment.  They are much better today, except dear son--who felt the worst--is still pretty tired.

I must admit, I was very tired last night. Even my soul was tired after reading some news from the last week or so that I've missed. Hmmm, that was certainly the history lesson I wished I'd missed.... Then I switched to something light--Todd Wilson's first Homeschool comic book.  When I got to the one about the Mom who tried to count taking a bath as a "marine biology field trip", I guffawed.  It sounded just like our "science" adventures. 

I'm still doing laundry today. The dryer sounds like it's about to give out. I kid you not, it sounds like it's possessed by Lucille Ball because the high-pitched noise it's making sounds just like it's saying, "RICKYYYYY!!!  RICKYYYY!!!"

Oh, yes, it's Wednesday and we're all better now and going to church tonight. After all, we don't want THIS to happen again.  [Just kidding!]