sick

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Today was literally a blah day, I didn't do anything except occasionally pick up after the kids. I woke up with a mid-range fever and just feel yucky. Fortunately my stomach seems to have settled down but I still don't have any appetite. Today I've had a 16-oz Diet Ice Botanical, a huge cup of apple-cranberry herb tea, and two poached eggs on a piece of whole wheat toast. I'm thinking about eating something else but I don't know what. I'm definitely going to have another cup of tea, that really seemed to help.

I think the most productive thing I did today was respond to few journal entries here... it's so hard to see others living through things I went through myself, years ago!

DS1 is all upset about going back to school tomorrow. He really has loved being home and playing with all his new toys. He just had a major tantrum insisting that "nobody likes me at school," which is patent nonsense. But I can see that part of him honestly believes it, so I have to point out to him the actual facts that show that people do like him at school. I am very sensitive to his moods this way, since he has been depressed before.(It is quite disturbing when your 5 year old tells you "I wish I was dead," and really understands what that means ) I don't think this is anything major, just him being a cranky first grader. But I do have to watch it, because if it continues, I'm going to need some help with him.

One thing's for sure, he is a little home body. He is perfectly content to spend all day at home, playing with his brother and sister. But he was also wildly happy the day we went visiting, and when our friends came to our house, too.

Tomorrow, I must be better and hope I will be, after sleeping so much today and another good night's sleep. We have so much going on -- dropping off the car, getting my mom from the airport, and various school-ferrying to do. Plus DS1 has R.E. at 5PM, so that's an extra trip right there. At least Mom will be here then and so can stay with the 2 little ones, and that will help a lot.

Well, I suppose I should go eat something...