One of those days you wish you'd stayed in bed...

You know, one of those days that starts with a bang! In my case it was Ian screaming at the top of his lungs that he didn't want to go to school. I dragged sleepy self out of bed to find him lying on the floor naked, covering his ears and screaming. He slept in my bed last night (Adam is gone) so I got very little sleep and apparently he didn't get much more because I could tell he was "off". I did manage to get him out the door just as all my daycare kids started coming. Yay. From one screaming kid to more screaming kids. Owen started complaining around 10 that his ear hurt. He was unbelievably grumpy and mean. I was waiting for our new fridge to be delivered so I had to wait to take him to the Dr. until later in the afternoon. Around 1:00 just as we were getting ready to run some errands and head to the doctor I got a call from Ian's teacher. He's screaming and they want me to come get him. When I get there he was indeed having a meltdown. Yay. Nothing like hauling four kids to the Dr's office. Sure enough Owen has an ear infection. Owen also has been having "issues" with using the toilet for #2. He's been having little accidents now for about 5 days. We've tried everything under the sun to get him to use the toilet. Except his trains. Today I told him if he didn't use the potty I would put his trains up. When he had his 3rd accident of the day I said "that's it! Say goodbye to your trains!" You would have thought I was ripping his toenails off. He was SCREAMING at the top of him lungs! I had thrown him in the shower to clean off and he jumped out ran outside and stood on the front lawn screaming bloody murder. Did I mention is he was completely NAKED and dripping WET and it's like 30 degrees outside? Eventually it took Adam doing a video call to calm him down. But, the day only got better. After dinner I started feeling very sick. I managed to get the kids in bed before it hit but when it hit, there was no stopping it. I was sick and throwing up until after midnight. Nothing like dealing with all the bumps in the road without your better half. I don't know how single moms do it! I realize just how nice it is to have Adam home; even if it just so he can entertain the kids while I do the dishes. One more day...one more day..