Between morning sickness and now this raging cold I have my poor kids are going to think I have some chronic illness. I knew it was bad when I was laying like a beached whale resting on the couch and my 3yo came up and said,

“Does your tummy hurt today mommy?”

I said, “No honey, mama’s ear hurts.”

Her delightful reply, “You’re broken all over!” (followed by the cute/evil giggles that toddlers rock out like no one else.)

Well…maybe if you didn’t bring all those germs home from school I wouldn’t have gotten sick twice in the last month!

In other news, because of the nausea and the viruses that have been trolling our house since the beginning of preschool, I have not been in any condition to cook every meal.

I’m proud to say that both my girls are perfectly capable of going in the fridge and getting out yogurt or fruit (or a banana off the kitchen table) as a snack if they are hungry and I’m too achy to move. I want to bring down the granola bars too but I’m afraid they will eat the whole box in one day.

Maybe it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world if they did eat a whole box of granola bars – but I’m trying to keep my guilt at bay by comforting myself with “It’s yogurt and fruit…totally healthy…I’m teaching my children habits for a lifetime…”

Whatever. I just need a nap.

What do you do when you’re sick? Give the kids easy food? Get up and cook no matter how icky you feel?