I woke up sometime between 3am & 6am to the sound of someone getting sick & Mike talking quietly & slowly. I had been up late having a gab session with two friends & then, after they left, reminded myself that Morgan needed cupcakes, 32 frosted & jimmied cupcakes, for her school treat today. So, at almost midnight, I set out making 2 batches of cupcakes, cooling, frosting & putting the sprinkles on. Realizing I didn't actually have a carrier for that quantity I ransacked the basement & found an underbed storage container that, with a bit of tin foil, worked perfectly. All done & safely on the dining room table I trudged off to bed. Fast forward to me waking up in the barely lit bedroom where my sweet husband was taking care of everything. Its bad I didn't even think to ask who it was, I really didn't care, I was too tired. I knew he could handle it, his working hours are filled with cleaning up other people's messes, and I needed a few more moments of sleep... out I went. By the next time I woke up, there were 4 of us in the bed. Morgan & Madigan had both managed to wiggle in & I was sure it was one of them that was sick... great! Morgan woke up too & asked if I had made her her cupcakes... "Ah, Shoot!" I replied leading her to believe I had failed my mom mission & informed her I'd be stopping at the store to get some. Clearly dissappointed, she scurried off to get her clothes on & then back for a french braid. Marina & Mitchell woke up & gave Morgan some Birthday Greetings. Mike was planning on taking them to school, so next he is up & letting me know that Morgan had gotten sick last night. UGH! Not on her birthday! I asked her if she was okay & wanted to go to school & sure enough... she wasn't missing her birthday. Downstairs they all went for breakfast... primed & ready for school, Mike does a double take & says "Can't forget these!" grabbing the cupcakes. I got a double squeeze hug (You didn't forget!) and I smiled saucily at my new 10 year old. So Big!
An hour or so later, after I had just climbed back into bed with Madigan (still sleeping), the phone rang & it was school... Morgan had gotten sick & we would need to come & get her. I drove over & got her, she hadn't even enough time to pass out her birthday cupcakes! After getting her home & in bed with a bucket & a cool washcloth, the phone rings again. School Again. Mitchell is sick & we would need to come & get him. I drive over to get him & have the foresight to see if Marina is feeling okay before leaving her there & taking Mitch home. Two in bed with buckets & Madi is now walking around with a bucket thinking she'll get sick at any time. Dinner plans with extended family moved to tomorrow & storm clouds have been rolling in & out all day.
Of course, it had to happen today!
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