Back to being sick... (and now, it's the entire household!)

Deciding when to keep my sick babies home from school isn't always something easy for me to do.  Inasmuch as I want to let them get adequate amount of rest so they can recover faster, I also don't want them missing out on school.  So I know it's really important for me to know when to keep them home, and when to say it's all right for them to go to school.

Today, all 3 of them will stay home.  All of us now are sick; fever, cold, and a whole lot of coughing (my poor babies!).  I also feel bad for my husband because he had to work today even though he's been really sick for the past couple of days.  I know he wanted to get more rest as well, but, duty calls.

We've been under medication for days now, which I love - not - the most, so  I've been feeling groggy and always exhausted.  But because I have 3 little patients I need to care for, I just tough it out, even though I really, really want to just lay down and rest my body.  They come first....  

Because of me being sick, too, I hardly got things done this entire weekend.  I still have clothes in the dryer I need to fold and put away.  One more load of laundry has been waiting since Friday.  And the worst, I haven't done school work, which is bad.  That means I have to work extra hard today to make up for those days I've missed out on.  I just don't know how it'll go today having all 3 kids at home, but I will make sure I find the time to do what needs to be done.

Anyway, it's only 6:35 AM right now, and the bus gets here at 7.  I've been waiting for the school bus so I can inform the driver that the kids are sick.  I will be calling the school here in a few as well, to let them know.  And as I'm writing this, I could hear two of my babies coughing, and it breaks my heart every time.  I hate seeing them sick!  I'm praying that they get better as quickly as possible, so they can be back to being cheerful and playful again.  They haven't been themselves lately, and it saddens me!

I already thought about making an appointment with their doctor this week.  I honestly believe they need to be on antibiotics now.  Also, we all need our flu shots.  But we won't be able to get it till we're all feeling better.

I think I need to still take it easy today, though I've got a million things I want to do in my head.  I think it's best I do things one at a time.  The last thing I need is for me to get worse and be too sick to take care of my babies, and my other baby.  But, I do need to do my school, so that will be my goal for today.  Do as much school work as I can.

On a side note, I'm pretty much done editing my blog, so now, I will start working on updating this more often.  I just couldn't catch up with stuff I want to write about, because of us being sick right now.  Hopefully, I'd get back on track in no time.

Hope you all have a great week ahead!