Uninvited guest...

Well, we have had an uninvited guest visit this week.  I really want him to leave soon!  Boy did he leave his mark!  On the beds, carpets, towels and everything in between!  This is all I could muster to write about!  Maybe because I need some empathy or maybe just to try and look at the humorous side of things for a moment until reality sets in, again! 

Random thoughts on the stomach flu:

• I dread it more than anything with the exception my children dying
• if anyone gets sick first,  it should be me so I can fearlessly clean up all messes
• 7 kids under the age of 9 can NEVER make it to the bathroom in time
• how stink proff our bodies our with it's contents UNTILthe contents exit the body (Sorry, WAY to much information!)
• 2 bathrooms are NOT enough when multiple children need to use the bathroom when the stomach flu has hit
• Resolve carpet cleaner works well! 
• The air freshener we have, DOES NOT work well
• or maybe it is because there is no way ANY air freshener could help at this point!
• older kids think it is funny when little kids throw up, mom on the other hand, DOES NOT!
• it amazes me how everyone comes to gather around when the first one starts to 'toss his cookies'
• I THINK I would rather them ALL have it at the same time than one by one (Not totally sure on that one yet!)
• I am thankful for indoor plumbing and a washing machine!
• I thought we had way too many towels in our bathroom closets, now...thinkin' I need to stock up with some more! 
• how thankful I am that I have such a wonderful husband that helps me clean up
• how quickly I remember WHY I HATE the stomach flu (like within the first 30 seconds)
• I have to keep reminding myself that God will not give me more than I can handle!  (At this point, I am convinced He thinks I am LOTS stonger than I think I am!)
• the phrase, 'things are never as bad as they seem', is a total lie!  The flu is worse than you ever thought possible!
• my heart aches when my babies are miserable!

And last but not least...

How indestructable I feel after helping a family of 13 fight the stomach flu!  Climb Mount Everst?  No problem!  Book me a ticket!  No, in fact I will walk!  :)

Surely Things can only get better in the days to come!

The winner is....

The winner is, Taylor!  I LOVED the reason's you loved babies and some of them were the same reasons I love them so much!  You have until tomorrow morning before noon to contact me using the comment page.  Thank you!  For those of you who used my e-mail to comment, thanks for your answers!  This was fun!
 
Here was Taylor's answer:


I love how he loves me!


I know, it may sound simple and even strange... but it's so true! I've watched him ever since he was 2 months old and now he's 9 months. Now that he's older he's somewhat harder to take care of and to keep out of things. It can often make your day stressful. But in the end, it's when he wants to lay his head on my shoulder and gently pats my back while whispering, "Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba" that I feel like it's all worth it. The love that a baby grows to have for someone is what's really special to me. It's something I can treasure forever. And it's just priceless! :) It causes my heart to well up with so much love for him that I know it must overflow! And that love reminds me of the way our God loves us as his own children.
That same love is just, well... priceless!

PS. If anyone would like to BUY one of these adorable blankets, let me know!  I sell them too!