April 7th couldn't come soon enough! April 7th was the day the kids have anxiously been waiting for for weeks! It was the day we were supposed to leave to go on a trip to Vaughn and Tavia's house in Caldwell, Idaho. James and Izzy were dying to see their cousins and Grannie was even going to be there. Well, our plans changed when the kids got a bad case of the pukes.
Who knew that James getting ill on Sunday, April 3 would last for days?? We assumed it would just be a 24-hour stomach bug, but boy we were wrong. Izzy got the sickness on Wednesday, April 6, the night before we were supposed to leave. It was bad. She threw up 10x within a 2-hour period. She wasn't magically cured after Wednesday night and couldn't keep anything down Thursday--the day we were supposed to leave. We thought the trip was off. We've washed so many sheets and seen enough throwup to last a lifetime. Big thanks to Andrew for being the clean-up crew. It was nearly a full-time job.
On Friday, Izzy seemed significantly better and was even able to eat breakfast and keep it down. We decided to hit the road which felt risky. We had a throw-up bowl handy and fortunately, we didn't put it to use. The kids were angels on the drive both ways! We read some library books, but they mostly got to watch shows. Unlimited TV time was a rare treat for them. On the way home, the kids were both exhausted and snoozed. We didn't have to stop once on the drive either way, even though it was five-and-a-half hours long. Our gas light turned on, but we made it! Thank you children for exceeding my expectations in the car and letting me read my book in peace.
Andrew's cousin, Sierra Stewart got sealed in the Meridian, ID temple which is why we made the trip. The day of the wedding was frigid. I haven't been that cold in a while and the reception was moved indoors due to the nasty wind. Wedding festivities took up the bulk of the weekend. There was a bridal shower one evening, pickleball any chance there was a spare second, the sealing Saturday morning, lunch at Golden Corral (which reiterated my feelings about buffets), a reception out in the country, and a potluck lunch after church.
James and Andrew saw Sonic 2 with some family and James went on and on about how cool it was. I got to meet and know a lot of Andrew's cousins for the first time. I had a hard time remembering so many new names. I found out I wasn't the only person with this problem. Andrew's Uncle Dean asked Andrew if I was his daughter which was hysterical. We gave Uncle Dean a hard time about that the rest of the weekend. Pretty flattering I suppose. Andrew's Grandma Rose Harvey who is 92 even made the trip from Canada. This was only my second time meeting her.
We did have one throw-up incident while on the trip. Izzy woke up on Saturday morning at 4am with an iffy tummy. Thankfully, it was just a one-time thing and hopefully, we didn't pollute everyone. We managed to find time to play games in the evenings. It was entertaining to play "Chameleon" and "Skull King." I hardly saw my kids for the duration of the trip. They were busy playing their hearts out with cousins. Blayre and her family were there too, so we had a house full of kids. Isabelle's cuteness was appreciated and noted. A big shoutout and special thanks to Vaughn and Tavia for letting so many of us stay at their house.
.JPG)
We had some sad kids when Sunday afternoon rolled around and it was time to leave. I'm just glad we were able to still go on the trip. As always, it was nice to be home in our own beds. I definitely missed a text at 9:30pm asking if we made it home safely because we turned in early. And just like that, April 7th has come and gone, and so have the pukes! (Hallelujah!)
No comments:
Post a Comment