Oh how apropos

It's Wednesday. I realize this is not a revelation to any, myself included.

I had such high hopes for my little blog this week. I had planned to start and finish a blod blogging post to link up with Sarah at Kingdom Twindom (she did after all leave me a comment to remind me), I was going to do my weekly Truthful Tuesday post with Elizabeth at Confession From a Working Mom (she even based her question off of one of my favorite movies), I had intended to write and link up Dade's birth story with Mama M. to celebrate her birthday (and the birth of her littlest, who she lovingly referred to as a birthday stealer) Or maybe, just maybe, one of the many post I have sitting in my drafts would win the post lotto and make it to completion.

You can see however not a single one of those good intentions came to fruition, instead I answered a higher calling; of snuggling, medicine administering, laundry doing, non-sleeping, temperature taking, movie watching, bucket holding, laundry doing, Ora-jel applying.. The call of "Maaaaamaaaaa".

That leads me to Julia's Working Mom Wednesday questions-

What do you do about work when your child is sick?

Whose responsibility is it to stay home when daycare is not available?

Should Mom be the typical caregiver or should Dad step in?

When the illness is mild as in a cough or runny nose we will both still go to work and leave the children with our nanny. However because we do a nanny share in our home if our children have fevers and/or vomiting I will stay home. This week is a perfect example I was home on Monday because Brennan had a fever very early in the morning that had continued from Sunday, Coralee was also on the mend from the stomach bug and Monday was the first day she had truly eaten in two days. The girls did spend some time around the other kids, but it was limited and only after they had been fever free for a few hours. Later on Monday evening Dade spiked a fever and vomiting started soon after, I stayed home on Tuesday to keep him away from his friends snuggle him through the day.

I think it is both parents responsibility, in our case, to stay home when care is not available. With our past nanny, who had her own illness issues we split the time off, but in these cases our children were well. If the kids are sick it will most likely be me to stay home with them. Our children are no exception that at the age they are Mama is who they want to be with. I like Julia am a smidge overbearing (she used the word Nazi) when it comes to fluid intake, naps and medicine dispensing when illness befalls one of our children.

How would you answer the Working Mom question? Answer here or hop over to Julia's to see more mom answers.

Featured Mama, That's Me!!

On Wednesdays Julia at Sweet as Punkin Pie hosts Working Mom Wednesday, she asks a question and usually has a featured mom. Today I'm that Mama. Yeah, me!! Saah-weet!! Despite having the crud of a cold my week is looking up. First my new blog layout (that I already messed up, UGH!) and now I'm featured. Now before you head over to Julia's to read my interview, please read my answer to this week's question.



 This weeks question- What chore do you absolutely loathe? 

I really like the word loathe. There isn't too much in life that I loathe. I'm ok with washing the potties it's quick and easy. Now let me be honest here since I do work full-time, Jon agreed to allow us to pay to have a cleaning service come in every other week. I let them wash the toilets, I know it's so kind of me. I don't mind washing dishes, cleaning the kitchen, sweeping over and over and over like I mentioned here. Laundry, meh! I can take it or leave it, I don't mind folding it, but I loathe absolutely 100% putting said laundry away.

See..

Basket #1 in my room

Basket #2 in my room

Basket #3 in my closet

 (all of that needs to be hung, oh and pay no mind to the roll of Christmas wrapping paper)

It's not just in my room. This basket can be found in the girls room.

It does all eventually get put away, you know when I need a basket for a new load of laundry and half of the clothes in the basket have been taken out and worn. Maybe I should just buy more laundry baskets..

Ok, now go check me out over at Julia's...

Welcome to all of you stopping by from Julia's feature. I'm glad to have you here, please leave a comment and let me know you stopped by.

Working Mom, That’s Me!!

 

Julia at Sweet as Punkin Pie hosts Working Mom Wednesday. She doesn't have a featured mama this week, but I couldn't pass up answering her question…

 

As a working mom, if you suddenly became a SAHM how do you think your life would be different?

 

Ok, so I'm making the assumption that if I was suddenly a stay-at-home mama it's because we have struck it rich, you know long lost relative or our magic numbers hit big on the LOTTO, because otherwise I would be stressing out looking for another job and I'm quite sure I would be miserable to be around. Yikes, distracted much, back to the question.

 

Ï    Mondays we would spend at home low key schedule. I would do laundry, clean the main level of the house, write many a blog posts in my head.

Ï    Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday after breakfast we would be out on an adventure. Parks, bounce houses, play dates, museums in DC, the Zoo(GAG!), Pool. Back home for a late nap and dinner preparation.

Ï    Fridays I would clean bedrooms, do my menu for the next week, and grocery shop (still on-line)

Ï    No more quick fix meals, healthy and homemade dinners.

Ï    I would exercise every morning and have quiet time.

Ï    During nap time I would straighten up or unload from the day, start dinner, handle other quick miscellaneous tasks.

 

How about you?? Are you a stay at home mama, how would life be different if you had to get a job? Hope over to Julia's link up or leave a comment here.

 

Sooo Embarrassed..

Julia at Sweet as Punkin Pie hosts Working Mom Wednesday

There is no featured mama this week just an oppurtunity to share with you my most embarrassing moment. You can share yours to by linking up with Julia or leaving your embarassing moment in the comments.

I'm still a little embarrassed to share..
Jon and I, still just friends at the time, had taken a weekend trip to Long Island to visit our close friends. In true twenty something fashion we passed up a night out on the town to stay in and play Sequence. This was a regular occurence on our trips to New York and we had a blast playing. Everytime my girlfriend would sing "Playing with the Queen of Hearts". On this praticular night we were cutting up like usual and having a great time sitting in the dining room laughing and playing. Then it happened in the throws of laughter, I passed gas, on a solid wood chair. I'm not talking a dainty lady like toot, I'm talking a rumbling.. I was mortified, but rather than address it I just was going to gloss over it. Until my girlfriends husband said, "Did you just FART?" Well what do you say? umm yeah!! Laughter ensued... and the remainder of the evening, "Tooting with the Queen of Hearts" followed by gas passing noises... LOVELY, just lovely...Jon will never find me attractive at this point or so I thought.

There you have it I bared my soul. What is your most embarrassing moment? Are you willing to share? Leave a comment or link up to Julia's hop.