Thought Catchers

At 5am this morning I wrote a blog. Unfortunately my internet started moving slow and it wouldnt publish or save. So I had to save to Windows. I didnt want to lose it all, it was pretty long. So Im publishing it now.

Man oh man! This evening, my husband started feeling sickish. This man never gets sick but when he does its really sick! Im sure I dont have to tell other moms out there, the thoughts that immediately run through my head but to indulge the rest of you, A) Oh crap Im gonna be taking care of a man who always reverts back to a needy child when sick. B) Oh please tell me the kids wont get it! C) Please dont let me get it either! D) Ive got stuff that really needs to be done tomorrow! Now I know avoiding sickness altogether is not doable...but wouldnt it be great if maybe we could be on terms that allowed us to pick a time to be? Like say for instance if you have to have 2 colds and the flu in a year no question about it, then wouldnt it be nice if the almighty being you may believe in or if there was a way with science that someone could give us a contract(with flexibility in case of family functions or last minute school events) to sign every year or something that allowed us to pick the least convenient times for these things? Its the first of the year, we have things to accomplish!!! Unfortunately, it doesnt work this way. In fact, just reading through Facebook statuses, Im not surprised my husband is sick. He is around hundreds of people everyday at work. Every other post is about colds and sick families. Im sure it doesnt help that in the middle of a warm Texas winter, it snows last week! Not to mention you encounter more people over the holidays than normally. Haha. Im sure everyone's bodies are just trying to deal with such shocks.

 Anyway, as soon as his feeling icky seemed to be really turning into something, I sent him to our room for the night. I love family time and I love not having all the childcare on me but not more than all this, I love avoiding everyone turning into sickies, especially at the same time. My husband had yesterday and has today off from work. So with how things tend to work(usually the least convenient options), he would be back at work when the kids and I came up with symptoms. I swear you single moms out there have so much respect from me! I dont know how you do it! I rely on my husband for breaks here and there, he pitches in on childcare when he can, and I cant tell you how many times after a day of cranky kids, I have hit a hot bath the minute he got home. In fact typing this is a reminder to tell him I appreciate such things, but you single moms are amazing. You may not have chosen where you are or maybe you did, I bet its hard but Im sure your kids will really appreciate all you do. 

 So here I am trying to get some good sleep on the couch because Im too scared to go sleep next to my husband tonight, haha. As you can see by my presence on here tonight, its not awesome sleep. Oh well, Im hoping it will get my husband the rest he needs to kick this thing quickly. By the time he was going to bed, he said he was achy, having hot/cold flashes, getting nauseated here and there and when I placed my hand on his forehead he was definetly a little warm. So I think that can be listed as a flu of some sort. Wait epiphany! My kids had flu shots!!! That just popped in from my memory! So there is some hope. I never went and got mine, so I guess I could catch it but at least they have a decent chance. I can deal with just myself sick way easier than dealing with myself and the kids sick at the same time..lol. Thank goodness for pediatricians and nurses reminding you to do these things!

 Well, I think this was the most unplanned and rambling post Ive typed out yet. Im sorry if its hard to follow or too thrown together. I just love typing these when I have spare time and a head full of thoughts! Its like typing them out here clears my head a little and calms me down. Im a huge sufferer of all the stress or planning pouring into my head the minute I lie down and it gets quiet. Ive noticed since writing these, thats gotten a little better. So thank you to anyone reading this, thanks for being my thought catcher :) You help more than you know!

I guess I will try to get some more sleep, We have a comfy couch for relaxing on during the day but Im a strict bed sleeper! What can I say Ive been spoiled, lol. Anyways, at this point I guess I can basically say good morning to everyone! Talk to y'all soon