A Rough Week

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The past few days have been rough.  The kind of days that make me think about taking up drinking.

Last night I had a  good night of sleep and woke up and thinking, “Ahhh, today will be better.”

Then I lifted Levi out of bed and he threw up on me.  Lovely.

He’s thrown up twice more and now we’re sitting in my bedroom watching movies and waiting for him to throw up again.

I got out of the house yesterday and went into the big city to run errands.  I had so many places to go that it took me almost all day.  Around 5:00 I realized I had lost my hand warmers that Grace knitted for me.  They are so cute and special to me.  They are ruffled cuffs that I can tuck under my long sleeves and they act like gloves, but my fingers are exposed meaning I can text in style and warmth.

I spent an hour and a half driving all around retracing my steps and just as I was about to give up hope, I found them at Target.  Oh thank you Lord!  I would have been heartbroken to lose my special cuff/glove thingys.  I rejoiced for a minute and then fussed to myself about the waste of 90 minutes and how I didn’t finish my errands because of it.  I’m a glass half empty kind of girl.

My other troubles are not worth talking about.  I keep thinking about how God uses hard times and mean people to grow us to be more like Him. That makes me feel better.

I’m also making myself feel better by watching the outtakes of “Monsters, Inc.”  Bloopers in an animated movie crack me up.

How can I be grumpy when I have Mike and Sully?

Levi has just announced, immediately after the fourth round of throwing up that he wants to eat something.  “Sure Baby, just give Mommy a second to wash the vomit off of her hands the she’ll get you some crackers.”

I like to refer to myself in the third person when I’ve had a rough day.  That way I can pretend this is someone else’s life but I really live in Hawaii with James, my wealthy husband, and my 9 beautiful children who never throw up or lose their shoes.

I hope you all have had a better week than I have had.  Maybe next week will be better.  If not, there’s always Hawaii.

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  2. Awwww hun, you have had a rough week 🙁 We dealt with our Dani going through the stomach flu thing this week too. Thankfully she is old enough not to get it on me!!! Praying Levi is better soon!!!!!!

    Hugs,
    🙂 Heather S.

  3. Our kids have been sick, too, but no vomiting. So very sorry. But you are right about the bloopers from Monsters, Inc. They are just the thing for “one of those weeks.” Hope things are better soon.

  4. Well, you (momentarily) lost your glove thingies but it sounds like you found your sense of humor. (Or else never lost it in the first place.) A sense of humor is the great oiler of all of life’s gears as you so wonderfully illustrate in so many of your posts. Always love stopping by here.

    And thanks for the Monsters, Inc. outtakes; one of the best movies ever!

    Here’s hoping today will be a throw up-less day.

    Becky

  6. Christ must always be the example for how we handle tough times and mean people. Human example will fail us EVERY time.

    Know that I’m praying for you. I sure am grateful for the example of grace and forgiveness you exude. You help me to stand taller and urge me to want to do better myself.

    Bless you (and keep you), friend.

  7. poor sick little guy. but monsters is an awesome treat 🙂 those bloopers might be my favorite thing ever too–my little bear is watching the same thing as we speak!!! 🙂

  8. How is everyone today? Better, I pray?
    Did the crackers stay down?
    Did you get sick?
    Did you get the rest of your errands done?
    Is the boat wooden or aluminum?
    Did you know that Monsters, Inc. is prolly one of my favorite movies?
    I even have (am I ashamed to admit it?) a Boo dolly that talks when you press her tummy.
    She doesn’t lose shoes, but she has only one sock.
    My wrist is ever so much better. Will declare it well on Tuesday.
    Then I can sew my fantabulous crowns!! Can’t wait!!
    Will let you know.
    Please stay well, Lisa, my twin.
    If anyone else is sick, you tell them, “Go ahead. Go throw up.”
    Muah!
    ~me

  9. Oh the bloopers were great! I needed that laugh.
    My baby has been sick too – I was just thinking to myself how nice it is that my shirt has stayed clean for over two hours now.

  11. I am right there with you. It’s been a hard day and a hard year-plus for me. I know that there are always things to still be grateful for in life and that God is out there, but when the year-plus isn’t getting better and something so sure doesn’t happen (today), it makes it so hard to not fall apart and just want to completely give up. ((Hugs)) to another who is having a rough time too.

  12. Awww. That is bad. But don’t times like these make you SO thankful that God has allowed you to be at home? No hoping they’ll make it through the day at school, no calling in to work hoping your boss isn’t already replacing you, etc., etc. He is Good. And being thankful for outtakes are a given, right? Monster’s Inc. and Toy Story are some of the funniest ones!

  15. oh, poor baby and poor mama! I hope Levi feels better and that the vomit is off of your hands. Just remember, mean people have to live with themselves and that could never be fun! Thinking of you and your kind comments have stuck with me all week. xoxo Bev

  16. I feel your pain. No one throwing up here, thank you Lord, just sneezing, sniffling and the coughing will soon follow. I’m gonna go get Mike & Sully right now. I need them. Thanks for the reminder.

  17. Poor sick guy, and poor messy mommy!

    Hope things start turning around quickly at your house. At least you have a funny outlook on the whole thing! Sometimes that is all that gets us through tough times! 🙂

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  19. Oh, so sorry. It’s just plain awful to have the yuckies like that…for you and for him. This, too, shall pass. (Sure, easy for me to say when mine aren’t throwing up, right?)

    Hawaii with wealthy husband and nine beautiful children with no throwing up or lost shoes? Surely, you’re talking about heaven.

    As long as Mike and Scully are there, too.

  20. My week wasn’t great either – but because of tragedies that happened – not, praise God, to us – but to two families connected with us. I was so sorrowful for them, and they’re not even close family. I blogged about it and was blessed by friends who spoke with me and prayed for me… and especially for THEM – the ones who suffered the losses.
    And here I am – I moan at the littlest things 🙁

    As an aside…. I hate it when you’ve got loads to do, and you end up running late, or being less organised than you’d planned (that’s an ‘always’ for me), or losing something. Arghhh – I know how you were feeling going around in circles looking for the glove-things.
    Isn’t it great to come home to …home… after a day like that (especially good to sit when the kids have gone to bed) Ahhhhhh

  21. But you have such a way of cheering us up at the end of your hard week! I’ve got one throwing up today. No fun, but the bloopers really helped. I get a huge kick out of animated bloopers too.
    I know you’ll find something to smile about. I’m smiling because I just learned that you are coming to talk to our homeschool group in a couple of weeks!! Wooohooo!

  22. Oh my dear, it seems to have moved from your side of town straight to mine! I’ve been steaming carpets and washing laundry like no body’s business. I lost track of times I’d been thrown up on when Caroline & Josh got me AT THE SAME TIME! Sadly, as I sit here typing this I’m not feeling so hot myself. Ever notice how these sort of things always happen while the husband is away. Uggh. Hope we get rid of these crazy germs soon.

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