Gummy Bears and Gummy Brain

On Monday Brad stayed home sick. We didn't see him much, because he slept in the bedroom for almost the entire day. He's fine now, thank God. The house was already a bit topsy turvey. That morning I was on fire! I read to the children, I played a half hour game of Candy Land with the kids. Then we walked to the local library, picked out books, and walked back home. Nap time. School time. Now, for school we read our history books from the library, learned the -at words in our phonics program, and... I don't remember what else. It was a lot. That's all I remember. Right before the babies woke up Kaeley and I made gummy bears for the first time. That was fun. I still like the store-bought bears better, but this was a fun experiment. I found the recipe when Kaeley was asking how they made M&Ms and gummy bears.

Then the babies woke up and my house was not topsy turvey anymore. It was a disaster! There was paperwork all over the floor, the kitchen was a mess, I had never started the laundry I had wanted to get done. I tried my best, but the work load was just too much.

I ended up cleaning the kitchen and dining room, so we could eat dinner. I was very proud of myself for making a good dinner no matter the mess. Well, before we all sat down and ate we hit another milestone. I called Poison Control for the first time. We've been parenting for five and a half years and this was the first time calling. I guess that's not too bad. Brad had come out of the room with... Tylenol. He left them on the dining room table while he looked out the window, which is just two feet away. Before we knew Nathan approached me chewing on something. He had chewed up one whole pill. I guess it was bitter enough for him not to go to the next pill, thank goodness.

So far he hadn't gone into seizures or foaming at the mouth, so I figured he was okay, and we had made spit out as much as we could. But I called to be safe, obviously. For anyone who is wondering one pill of Tylenol is non-toxic to a healthy two year old boy. Sigh. Brad felt horrible for the oversight on his part, but you can't prevent everything.

By the end of the night I was mentally exhausted. I felt like I had gummy brain. But the day wasn't over yet. I spent my evening with ice cream, the TV show 24, and a huge stack of paperwork.

When I was in college I worked full time and I went to school full time. Looking back on those times those days feel like vacation. I've never worked so far in my life as I have since I had children! Then add homeschooling on to that. Whew! It's such an amazing blessing, and I'm so glad we're doing it, but I feel like a work horse!