What is a mom to do?

Yesterday, while on my way to pick my children up from daycare, I receive a phone call from the director. Here's how it all went down.

Jamie (director) - Mindy...............

Me - Is everything alright?

Jamie - I'm sure that you are on your way right now to pick up the kids, but I just wanted to let you know that Ashlyn has had diarrhea twice today and wasn't able to make it to the bathroom either time.

Me - I'm almost there. I'm in downtown Newton right now. How is she right now?

Jamie - Well, she's doing ok. She used up all of her extra panties, so we had to put a pull-up on her. She's been crying. I think that she's really embarrassed.



Once we got home she went to the bathroom and sat on the potty for I know at least an hour. Brennan was screaming for a bottle. She was screaming because her stomach hurt. I was there by myself because Britt was working so I wanted to scream right along with them. I gave her a dose of Pepto and the later it got the better she felt. This morning Ashlyn came in Brennan's room as I was getting him dressed. She asked me the funniest question - "Mommy - what if I have to go to the doctor because of my belly hurtin' like it was and I have a baby in it? Wouldn't that be neat?" Then she proceeded to tell me that she was going to have herself a baby sister. Ha! Or wait, maybe she would have a baby brother like Brennan, and she would name him Hessa. ???? Where do kids come up with these things?


Next week I'm going to be in H-E-L-L! Britt is leaving and going to Raleigh all next week. Not only is he leaving, but my friend Hanna is going to be gone to the beach all next week also. You know how you call your spouse your other half, well I guess Hanna would be my "other third". She lives about 2 miles from me and her husband and Britt just started together on the same crew at the sheriff's department. So when Britt's not there Hanna is. She helps me out TREMENDOUSLY with Ashlyn and Brennan. While she is gone I'll be keeping their dog for the week. Soooooooo, next week I'll have 2 kids and 4 dogs to tend to all by my lonesome! If you see the news next week and hear of a woman going mad in Startown it's probably me. I hope that you will all come visit me in the looney bin. =)