Poor Little Neon!!

I was sitting here at work Monday, chillin', when my personal line rang and as soon as I saw the number I thought to myself, "School nurse!  What happened?".  The nurse soon informed me that Neon was throwing up in her office and even though it was the end of the school day, she knew he rode the bus and she just didn't think he was going to make it.  SO, I let my boss know I was leaving for the day and I hustled my ass right over to the school to get my sick baby....

I typed in "pale" and this is what I got.  LOL, poor K.Stew.

Neon was just as pale and pathetic looking as K. Stew up there.  He looked awful.  I got him home and on the love seat before he threw up again.  Let's just put it this way, he threw up about once every 30 minutes or so for about 12 hours.  After the first 2 times, there was nothing in his little tummy to throw up so it was just dry heaves and stomach acid until the sickness finally stopped. (And lets don't forget the diarrhea he had on top of that)  After he was finished throwing up for the day, I deposited him into his bed where he slept without waking for a LONG time. 


NO, this is not Neon.  Neon is even cuter.  BUT, this is about how passed out he was.  He wasn't quite that folded in half either.  HAHA! 

When he finally emerged from his room on Tuesday, he loudly announced, "I am fine!  I am perfect!  I feel great!".  Of course I told him to lay his behind down and stay down before he threw up again.  I practically had to tie him down to the love seat and that only lasted for most of the morning.  In the afternoon he was unstoppable and he had more energy than I did! 

Needless to say, he is back at school today and I am here at my desk, slacking off as usual.  He is in perfect shape. 

During all this vomiting, I was extremely concerned that the germs would spread and attack the rest of us.  (I have never taken care of a puking child and NOT gotten sick - not even once)  I mean, with Christmas coming I definitely do not need to be throwing up. 

SO, I decided to take a few little precautions and make DAMN SURE we didn't get sick:

**Each time Neon came out of the bathroom, I squirted his sweet little hands with hand sanitizer and on my own hands eve though I forbid him to touch me or anything else. 

**I condemned the bathroom he was puking in.  No one was allowed in there except for Neon and he had to keep the door closed at all times. 

**He slept and laid on his own pillow which I was sure to switch the pillow case as soon as he was feeling better.  Because in the past, whomever has been sick has had their ass in MY bed.  WTF was I thinking?!

**As sad as it sounds, no one was allowed to touch or kiss or hug Neon until I deemed him healthy.  He understood and was just happy I wasn't making him sleep in the shed bathroom.

**When the sickness passed, I took everything out of the bathroom (after spraying it with Lysol first), put on my face mask and totally sanitized the whole room from ceiling to floor.  I even cleaned the entire door front and back.  Yep, I did say that I wasn't playin'.  The bathroom wasn't even remotely dirty but I could just SEE the germs waiting to get us. 

**I basically sprayed the entire house with Lysol in sections.  Doorknobs, light switches, the love seat....EVERYTHING.  Absolutely no surface went unsprayed.

So far, my disinfecting skills have won.  No one else is sick, YET.  I'm glad that's over with.  (knocking on wood and crossing fingers and toes)

Fuck you germs!  Lysol and I are long time friends!

I did get a few things accomplished around the house besides cleaning the bathroom.  I did the dishes, laundry, caught up on my TV shows, and I spent one hour on the treadmill which totally felt amazing.  Go me!

I also kissed, hugged, and squeezed my sweet little son to death when I realized he was germ free.  It was SO hard to not cuddle him and hold him while he puked but I knew that wouldn't do either of us any good. 

Nothing else very exciting has been going on.  Supa has been working his butt off.  I don't really remember what he looks like already!  The next time I catch a glimpse of him I might take a picture. 

I did order some Christmas presents online today while at my desk.  I WISH I could disclose what I bought but I guess it will have to wait until after the holidays.  URG!

Laters,

Apple