Got up at 4:30 this morning to take care of Grace’s latest coughing fit. Two nights ago she was up almost all night hacking, so I was happy enough to hand her over to Carl after 15 minutes today and collapse back onto the couch (where I’ve been sleeping while she’s been restless, easier to tend her needs without disturbing Carl) to get a little more sleep if possible.
Woke again at 9, mildly horrified at having slept so late, but glad I was able to catch up on the missed sleep from Monday night. Walked into the girls’ room to wish them “good morning,” only to be confronted with a scene from a horror movie. Blood on the carpet, covering Joy’s nightie, splattered on her comforter, and a guilty expression on her face.
“I tried not to pick my nose,” she said before I could utter one word, “but it’s just too hard.”
I buttoned my lips and hauled her into the bathroom, where we took care of the bloody nose, and then stripped the bed and her and threw all the blood-spattered items into the tub to soak in cold water. Trimmed her nails, and was scrubbing at the carpet when Carl got back from his meeting with a professor.
Made Grace, who was coughing again, some hot lemon-honey-ginger-cayenne pepper, then got both girls some food, and now, at 10:00, am finally ready to start thinking about breakfast myself. After which I will need to go commandeer the washing machines on our floor for an hour. We’re meeting some new friends at the playground after lunch today, and this evening I’m supposed to go to Bible Study, and we do need to fit school in at some point today …
I guess, really, it isn’t that surprising that I’m so tired all the time.
Oh, goodness. I hope you all are better soon!
Thank you! Thankfully by now my sense of humor is perked back up, so I’m frazzled but chuckling over it all. When life gets like this, what can you do but laugh?
I have that attitude a lot. I think that’s why Bart think’s I’m never really sick or frazzled.
Yes. Exactly.
On the bright side, her comforter fit in the washing machine, so at least we don’t have to add “find the local laundromat” to our list of things to do today. Always a silver lining!