frazzled

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My mom came down with the evil stomach virus last night around midnight. While the kids and I had nastiness for only a few hours, she's still extremely unwell and it's going on 18 hours now. I'm concerned because she is having trouble ingesting anything, and she's a diabetic (not insulin-dependent, fortunately); she's also on medications (I'm not sure which) following her triple by-pass in the spring... I just know that not eating or drinking is wreaking more than the usual havoc on her body, on top of the damage the illness is doing.

Of course, being a mom herself, all she says is, "Don't worry about me." At least she has been able to sleep, which is the best thing in these circumstances.

Today, DS1 had a half-day (first Wednesday, every month), so we all went out to lunch at Chili's (I had a salad and their chipotle blue cheese bacon burger, no bun -- mmmmm), then I took the kids to Toys 'R' Us to spend some of their Christmas bucks. DS1 got a "micropet" for Christmas and the other 2 really loved them, so they each got a new micropet, and each also got a neopet, which is the larger size version. It took me about 20 minutes to get them all out of the packaging when we got home, but then they went off and played with them, for like an hour, which is just amazing.

After Toys'R'Us we went to Borders (of course, they are in the same plaza), and I had a sf mochaberry coffee -- which I think may have been regular because I'm feeling jittery. DS2 reached an important potty milestone by using the toilet at Border's! I admit, I bribed him -- he wanted a stuffed Hedwig (he really is cute) and I told him he could have it if he went in the toilet instead of his diaper, and he did! Is that the light at the end of the diaper tunnel I'm seeing there? Lord, I hope so!

In other frazzling events, when I got to DD's preschool, she was out on the playground, up in the climber -- NOT in the classroom where she was supposed to be waiting for me, until I signed her out. I frankly told her teacher I was very upset about it. It's highly unlikely that anyone there would ever let my DD out of there with anyone other than me or DH, as we have been going there for years, it's a tiny community, and everyone knows us, but still, the principal remains: she's not supposed to be out of her teacher's supervision until I sign her out. To say I was livid was an understatement.

Yes, I talked to DD about it, she should have known better, but then again, she's 5. Does anyone trust a 5yo to her own devices in an essentially public place? I certainly don't. She shouldn't have gone outside, but her teacher should not have allowed it.


Well, DH is home and I should get some dinner on the table. I'm sure I'll be back later to rant some more!