Sitting is UNDERrated

I have been neglecting the blog for the past two days. I haven’t had more than a few seconds to sit down, much less write.

Today was supposed to be another hectic day. I had a meeting this morning and would like to have shopped for some shoes for the wedding (which all three of my kids are in) this weekend. I probably would have been out all day again, coming home frustrated and exhausted.

I’m about to say something that you may find horrible. Are you ready?

It was a relief when one of my kids ran a fever last night.

I know, that’s horrible. I desperately don’t want my kids to be sick. We HAVE to go to/be in my niece’s wedding on Saturday. I have been totally paranoid for the past week that my kids would get the swine flu. It’s rampant around here. I even kept them home from church last night to try to reduce the risk as much as possible. My stomach has been unsettled for two weeks just thinking about how many kids are sick and the pure luck/blessing it will take for them to all three stay well through Saturday.

So when I hugged my 7 year old before bed last night, and he felt warm, I wanted to pretend that he had been sitting unusually close to a tanning lamp. Not that we even have one. But, I took his temperature. 100.1. It had happened. We have officially not been spared this week.

But he’s fine today. No fever and he acts like he feels hunky–dory. So that little fever made me keep him home today and hopefully that will help him stay well through Saturday. We’ll see if it comes back tonight.

And selfishly, I was relieved to have to be at home today. I mopped the kitchen floor. I think it’s been about three weeks since I last did that. Before I started “coming clean” this would have seemed like excessive mopping, but now that I’m getting used to a more orderly home, it was starting to bug me that I hadn’t mopped. It’s amazing how much more noticeable dirty spots are when they don’t have to compete with trash, toys, newspapers, and wal-mart bags for attention.

I also decluttered my dining room, which was nowhere near like it used to be, but again, was starting to bug me. With me going crazy this week, hubby had brought in the mail a few times, which means it got scattered all over the table. I don’t blame him, since this is my natural tendency as well, but I’ve been doing pretty good at sorting the mail immediately lately.

So, although it was a relief to have to stop everything and be at home, it was a much bigger relief that he seems to be fine. There are so many things going around, I’m just glad it appears to be one of the lesser ones.

I’m not sure how much I’ll write in the next few days, as we’ll be gone for the wedding. But next week should be less crazy, so I’m planning to make some real progress again. I’m ready!