Another Musical Bed Post

Tonight/this morning has been rough again, to say the least. I haven't gotten but maybe 15 minutes of continuous sleep in the last 6 hours. Daddy Piper's lunch box is packed for the day and all 3 babies are settled back down, for the time being. So in a few minutes it will be time to kiss my DH and send him off for another long day of work and then I can snug back down into the covers and maybe get some rest myself, before facing my own long day of work. Today's agenda includes making J's food for the week, another load of laundry and since it's Wednesday that means its homeschool group day so I will need to prepare snacks and our activity to bring with.

Memory to recall later, with laughter hopefully: About 1 this morning, I am nursing J in his bed when I hear a blood curdling scream that was heard around the world I am sure. I rush into L & S's room when I realize it was a double scream. L had a bad dream and woke up S so they were both freaked out. I tried to cuddle and reassure them and eventually tucked them into one bed together, after sending S to the potty for a midnight deposit. All is well, right? I settle on the couch this time to finish nursing J when I hear the swishing sound of S's boxer/pullups walking down the hall. Seems L is crying and needs me. Back down the hall with both boys to get L. I am holding J at this point and just as I get in her room, he pukes all over me! I clean up the floor and attempt to clean myself up. I don't want to go into my room and get clean clothes because it's about 1:45 AM and Daddy has to get up in 45 minutes and I don't want to wake him up. I rummage through the dryer only to find napkins and towels, darn it! I suffer through and wear the pukey clothes, get the kids all out on the couch and begin to get J settled down in his bed. He goes back down fairly easy and I head to the restroom. Remember how S used the restroom a little while ago? Yep - he forgot to lift the toilet seat when he went so when I sat down I found myself covered in his urine - ICK!!!! I clean myself again and back to the living room to hang out until Daddy gets up in 30 minutes....

This minute I am very thankful Daddy Piper has work. There is another man he knows in the same line of work who is now submitting applications because there isn't enough work to keep his own truck going.