Because I Said So - That's Why!

What a day!  We all slept late. Then my blissful morning was interrupted by Claire and Tyler running into my room proclaiming that Kate had pooped all over her bed.  I grumbled and dragged myself to Kate's room to assess the damage.  I took one step in and instantly my pregnant nose told me that this was not just poop!  Yes, a barf and poop mess all over her bed - AGAIN!!!  So I left her room, called the pediatrician and made her an appointment because kids are not supposed to be barfing on and off for 2 weeks.  Then I called Jeff, hoping he would offer to magically appear at home and clean up this mess for me.  No such luck, his current job site is over an hour away.  So I had to power through and clean up the most difficult mess I've EVER had to clean up!  That's says a lot since Kate is my 4th child!  Even cleaning my sweet baby in the bathtub resulted in me heaving multiple times!  But I pulled myself together, got her cleaned up, scooped up the mess in her crib, scrubbed her sheets and pj's, started the load of her gag-worthy laundry, wiped the main mess off the crib, disinfected the laundry room sink, showered & dressed myself, got all 4 kids ready & out the door, dropped the 3 big kids at my grandparents house and drove to the Pediatrician in Pomona -- all in an hour and a half!
Now I'm home and I've finished scrubbing the crib with Clorox wipes, put clean sheets on the crib, switched Kate's nasty laundry to the dryer,  went to Sprouts to buy more of the food the doctor said she can eat, done some more laundry and now I need to go clean the kids bathroom because that bathtub is surely disgusting after what I had to clean off of Kate in it this morning!  Then I'll be making a soup that will hopefully do Kate's tummy well tonight.  There is always great fun in store at my house!  Bleck!!!!!

Claire:  Mom!  Look! A rainbow!!!