Today was glorious.
I got a million and one things done while Lucy dozed peacefully on the couch.
Here's how it all breaks down:
I reached the bottom of my laundry basket.
Dusted every stick of furniture.
Mopped floors.
Scrubbed toilets.
Vacuumed.
Washed windows.
Relined the swimming pool.
Painted the mailbox.
Baked 12 loaves of bread.
And
nursed six sick kittens back to health.
And if you believe one single item on that list,
you don't know me nearly as well as
I thought you did.
Delusional, you are.
Truth is,
it is day 2,632 (or so it seems) of Lucy's
flu/strep throat/do-Mama-in
illness.
And I'm this close to resorting to my grandmother's
sure-to-work cough remedy.
Whiskey and honey.
Who just typed that?
I suppose that is frowned upon by the board
of Pediatric Medicine though.
And our social worker.
Let's move on, shall we?
The really good news for today is,
Brenden got his fingerprints/background checks
done today.
Funny,
all three of my fellas shot out of the house
at the mere mention of going on
that little errand.
So very funny.
I got a million and one things done while Lucy dozed peacefully on the couch.
Here's how it all breaks down:
I reached the bottom of my laundry basket.
Dusted every stick of furniture.
Mopped floors.
Scrubbed toilets.
Vacuumed.
Washed windows.
Relined the swimming pool.
Painted the mailbox.
Baked 12 loaves of bread.
And
nursed six sick kittens back to health.
And if you believe one single item on that list,
you don't know me nearly as well as
I thought you did.
Delusional, you are.
Truth is,
it is day 2,632 (or so it seems) of Lucy's
flu/strep throat/do-Mama-in
illness.
And I'm this close to resorting to my grandmother's
sure-to-work cough remedy.
Whiskey and honey.
Who just typed that?
I suppose that is frowned upon by the board
of Pediatric Medicine though.
And our social worker.
Let's move on, shall we?
The really good news for today is,
Brenden got his fingerprints/background checks
done today.
Funny,
all three of my fellas shot out of the house
at the mere mention of going on
that little errand.
So very funny.
12 comments:
I cracked up reading this. That is exactly what my mom used to give us for sore throats and coughing.
Peppermint whiskey, lemon juice and honey.
Hey, it worked! (And the only alcohol I've ever drunk was given to me by my mom when I was a child!!)
I don't know about the whiskey but we DO use straight honey on a spoon for coughs around here and it works like a charm!!!!
Those cough's! can whip you right out of dead sleep...
Make sure you get a nap after all that work...or you will be on the sofa too!
Who knew that getting fingerprints could be such a relief? :) I pity you, my friend. Perhaps the doctor could give you something with codeine in it for Lucy. hahaha
Oh my word...you are so hilarious!
oh we can only dream of getting all our work done and then some, right?!
My mom said the same thing about whiskey & honey {but is that biblical? lol}. I did try the straight honey and just about threw up!! GROSS!
Oh thank goodness that wasn't true!! LOL! I have been dreaming that I would wake up one day with that sort of motivation to get everything done. I am still dreaming, of course..
Poor Lucy! ugh! That thing has been going around. We all just got over the cough here in our house. Hang in there mom!
There for a minute, I thought you must have been cleaning left-handed...until I read the part about the swimming pool. You have to use 2 hands on that so I knew it wasn't the left-handed super-bowler trick!
We have one cougher in the house right now, but I'm thankful it's not Addie, because coughing makes her throw up. She has a permanent barf bucket by her bed at all times. Isn't that lovely?
Hope Lucy is improving!
Sorry sweet Lucy is still under the weather. I was gonna say... if you got all that done, can you come to my house?!?!?! We played in the snow, lots of snow, off and on all day! Glad the finger printing is done, hope you get everything else you are waiting on soon! We should be able to claim 3 little letters in the next few days. I'll be glad to finally have them.
Hope your day today is better for Lucy!
Try vicks vapor rub on your feet. I don't know how it works...but it always quiets the cough so everyone can get some sleep!
I guess I won't recommend my grandmother's remedy...a hot mustard plaster on your chest. Can you say "stinky AND painful!"??
Praying for your baby, and you too!!
Haha- You had me going!! Until the swimming pool thingy! I know I'm gullible!
Hoping she is feeling better soon! I'm a nurse- go ahead honey with Grandmas remedy!
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