Puke-fest 2010

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Puke-fest 2010

Timetable, Friday morning - wee hours:
1:10 am...Mommy starts "eliminating" from both ends.
2:15 am...Rosie "frows up" every .5 hour or so.
5:00 am...Anthony throws up all over the bathroom floor while eliminating from the other end.
Repeat, repeat, repeat...
Thomas, thankfully, had this same illness earlier in the week and so was out of the competition for this round.
John, thankfully, was healthy enough (except for a cold) to keep the 7-up and jello flowing and bowls within easy reach. We plan on taking care of him later this weekend when he inevitably gets his turn.
CeCe is a regular spitter anyway but had a bad enough night last night that I think it's possible that she had a turn last night too. Hard to tell in those breastfed babies.

In their own words:
Rosie: Last time daddy gave me a red bowl when I was watchin' Peter Pan and then I frew up in my mouf. I frowed up on my pjs. It was a long movie.
Anthony: No. I'm sure I don't want to say anything about it.

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ReenieFebruary 20, 2010 at 4:23 PM
Obviously I am SOOOO sorry about the pukefest- that's just no good. I LOVE the "In their own words" because it so clearly reflects the munchkins quoted. Love it. I miss you all. Can't wait to see you. GET BETTER SOON!
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Redheadmamaof7boysMarch 9, 2010 at 1:25 PM
oh my, that is SO rotten!
we haven't had a 'fest' like that since 2001. But, I clearly remember it!!!

Yay-- Spring is on its way!
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Loves and Loveletts

Lex - somewhere in her mid-30's. Homeschooling mom as well as a homeschool graduate. Lives in a little Burg in the Appalachian mountains but will always have a little Michigan inside her. Mother of 6 that were born within 9 years of each other. Lover of audiobooks, praying through singing, birding, asparagus patches, and photographing kids. Grateful for the gift of community - the beauty, the ugly and the mediocre. Follower of Christ.

John - Late 30's Theology Professor, aka The Love Doctor. Always burning the candle at both ends he works hard during the day to form the future of Catholic priests and in the early mornings and evenings he carts children to and from activities and makes his wife mean G&Ts. Evangelization, providing music for Mass and adoration, sharing insights from St. Thomas Aquinas are what he's most known for in his professional life. Doing the dishes every night, dropping everything to meet us in the ER, and fixing the constant rotation of things the kids break are what he's most popular for here at home.

Anthony - Thirteen. Geography and grammar are where he shines academically - both requiring a precision that Anthony has a hard time not overusing. He enjoys playing soccer as often as possible and he stands out on his team as being a guy with his head and his body in the game - attentive and thinking. He works hard on living with equanimity as an introvert in a crowded, loud, busy home.

Rosie - Ten. Leader of "The Tribe": the three loveletts that were born within 2.5 years. She is a hard worker in school and rarely requires my help, just plugs along and gets her stuff done. She takes a lot of art classes and keeps a nature journal and I love what she is able to observe and translate through a pencil. She loves to make up all sorts of games and fun pretends for the younger member of the family. Everyone should be so lucky as to have a Rosie.

Thomas - Nine and all E. Energetic, enthusiastic, eager, excitable, extroverted, exhilarated and engaged. The only trouble we have with Thomas is that it's hard to keep him busy enough - he has an appetite for life that can be overwhelming! He's been this way ever since he mastered crawling. He was off and the rest is history. Anthony wrote this limerick about Thomas this year.

My brother is energetic

His body is super frenetic

He yells and he jumps

and he gives us all bumps

But Thomas is never pathetic.

This is all true.

Cecilia - Eight. Cece is such a great "smack-dabber". Smack-dab in the middle of the family and always wanting to be part of the team. She is generous, inclusive and positive. We often call her excited, positive, can-do presence, "The Power of Positive-Ce". She has none of her older sister's innate sense of fashion and often rollicks around in outfits that make me question her ability to see colors. And patterns. And cleanliness.

Catherine - 5 going on 30. Probably the most thoughtful and caring person in the house. She is totally normal when it comes to wanting to run with the big kids and "do it myself" and other such developmental standards. What sets her apart in our family is that she is so tuned into how other people are feeling and how her actions effect them. When she throws a fit (which she still does occasionally) she is the only child to offer unprompted apologies and amends. She is our sunshine.

Gloria - 3 and THE BABY. She is well ensconced in her role - having no desire or inclination to reliquish her tyrannical hold on all the people older then her. We do her bidding and she entertains us by singing herself little songs, letting us tickle her and having big beautiful eyes and super long eyelashes.

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