Sick day

Another day done. Exhaustion.
Up, down, up down. Down.
Down.
Down.
I will do up again.
Maybe tomorrow.

After a day home with two sick kids I have nothing left. Dysautonomia is hard enough. Tack it on to a long weekend and it gets even harder.
Accomplishments today:

A decided to do 'homeschool' while home from school. So she learned about different watercolor techniques and tried them out. She did her handwriting work, got worked up and calmed herself with techniques learned and practiced in the last year of OT. Then she completed her handwriting. She read up and watched some shows about geography and science. She painted some more. Made herself some ramen noodles, and ate the whole package. She spun in circles, sang songs, and tried to play every note of every instrument/noise on the electronic keyboard. All this was interspersed with urgent trips to the restroom. Oh, and she put a load of laundry in the washer because some items 'needed washing right away'.

C ingested a whole cracker and some soda before bedtime. She also wanted to know why her sister wasn't as sick as her. Sorry, she actually is. You just aren't sick frequently enough to have mastered it like sister. I know of nobody who can do so sick like A can!

I don't know if I have the bug yet. Sure, I have all the symptoms the kids showed, but that is my normalish self. I survived, directed from my spot, called in for some support for acquiring some crackers and soda, and talked C and A about art, science, language, and geography. C caught on and reprimanded me for teaching her when she was sick. I answered questions as best as I could. Yes, I got a few, 'You doesn't make any sense.  You rest, I'll ask again later.'.

We did it just fine.

I really hope this is a quick and easy bug. I love having the kids home, I really do! I love the look in A's eyes when she sees me do something she didn't know I knew how to do. I love how she absorbs the world around her! What I don't like is the exhaustion. My body can't do this. I pride myself as a great couch parent. It works because I have great kids. When we are all sick and sleep deprived, who is supposed to run the operation? Today, A was my go to person for being up. She can't be still, so she can do most things for the rest of us. Tomorrow? We will see.

But for being a sick day it was a really great one!