Ain't No Fun Bein' Sick

I've gotten a nasty cold, practically overnight. No fun taking care of littles while Daddy is working. It is times like these I wish I were a kid again, I miss just being able to lay on the couch all day, watching TV, drinking hot tea ( that was brought to me, by the way!) and not worrying about a thing except getting better. That just doesn't work when you're a grown up. The wood stove doesn't fill itself, the animals need tending too, and then there are two toddlers running around that need to be fed, clean, loved on and kept safe. I started to lose my voice last night, right before story time. We made it through "Little Blue Truck's Christmas" and I put them to bed. Big Boy was bummed that we couldn't read more. I felt bad, but at the same time I was just tired and sick and wanted to go to bed myself. I am still having trouble talking today, and that is frustrating. I almost didn't realize how much the boys talk to me, until it became difficult to answer them. They will ask me the same question 5 times before I can squeak out an answer, which really makes me mad sometimes, but it is no use because I can't raise my voice and tell them to be patient for me to answer (now, if that's not the pot calling the kettle black!) If anything, this situation, how trivial it may seem, is forcing me to think about the words I say, and how I say them, before I say them, not after.  

That means not much has been going on here. Just the minimum, really. I was feeling well enough to clean up the livingroom with the boys last night and get some laundry through the machines. I hope today to fold the laundry and wash the dishes. I made a cream chicken/broccoli/rice/cheddar soup in the crockpot yesterday, we will have leftovers for supper tonight. I have English muffin pizzas all made in the freezer, I will just toast those in the oven for lunch. I think I will make scrambled eggs and toast for breakfast.
I hope to feel better soon, so things can get back to normal. And I've been wanting to do more bulk cooking for the freezer.
     I hope you have a good day! God Bless!