Typical Wednesday?

Thought I'd let you all know just what I've been up to lately.
This was my March 9th 2011.


6:15 am I am awaken by Samantha running down the hall to the bathroom, making noise that resembles vomiting, and returning quickly to her bedroom.

6:17am I jump out of bed to access the situation: Samantha is snuggled back in bed and Sarah is sitting up in bed holding the dogs water dish from the bathroom (the vomit sound was the water being dumped in the sink). The colon cleansing 'bug' has attacked during the night. This particular 'bug' does not compliment itself well with paraplegia.

6:30am Sarah is on her way downstairs, bed is striped, 2 of 3 foster boys are awake, and Spencer is on his way out the door to work.

6:45am First load, of what would be 5, of laundry is started. Sarah is showering.

7:00-7:30am Breakfast of Peaches and Cream oatmeal with a side of peaches was refused by both boys.

7:45am Jake calls from the family farm for help with a lamb. The 'family' is on vacation!

7:50am I wake Samantha up to watch the 2 boys. This action wakes the 3rd boy.

8:00am I am on the farm holding a ewe still while Jake attempts to get a newborn lamb to nurse.

8:00 - 9:30am I work with Jake and said lamb (the surviving twin) and several techniques accumulating in milking a ewe and bottle feeding the lamb. Jake is the best ewe milker I have ever seen. Lamb is still alive when I return home.

9:45 - 10:45am I shower, switch laundry, dress boys. But why didn't the 3rd boy eat breakfast?

11:00am - 12:15pm WIC intake appointments. All three foster boys are weighed, measured, and iron tested. WIC checks in hand. 3rd boy feels warm.

12:25 - 1:15pm Lunch of fish sticks, baked potato slices, green beans. 3rd boy sleeps through lunch. Laundry loads switched again.

2:00pm Wake 3rd boy, cheeks very rosy and load all three in car for trip to Olean for 3:00pm Dr. appointments.

3:00pm Meet the boys Mom and Dad and case worker. All three boys Dr. checked. 3rd boy failing fast,102 degrees. Croup...Decision made to admit to hospital for overnight treatment.

4:30pm -5:15pm 3rd boy admitted and I am on my way to the lab for blood draws. After much screaming by 2 boys, blood is red and batman stickers are in hand.

5:30pm Stop by the Optometrist office to get new glasses of 1st boy adjusted.

5:45pm Quick stop at Walmart.

6:11pm Call ahead to the Village Pizzeria to order pizza and bread sticks for supper to be picked up on the way home. "Could you please have that ready at 7:00?"

6:57pm Pull into pizza place. Wait 3 minutes for pizza to come out of oven.

7:00pm Home, eat, switch laundry, and talk to Jake to see if lamb survived the day. Yes it did!

8:30pm Two boys in bed...last load of laundry in washer.

9:00 - 10:30pm Watched some mindless movie on TV with Sarah and Samantha. Sarah is feeling better by this time.

10:30pm Make Sarah's bed with new mattress protection and all clean blankets.

11:00pm Everyone is in bed and I am waiting for last load of blankets to dry.

12:00pm Last 2 blankets delivered warm to Sarah and off to bed for me.




This day could not have been possible without Samantha's help. She was there every step of the way. Thank you, Samantha, I owe you big time.