Sick Kids and Dishwashers

Charlie has been home sick the last couple of days, and I don't care if he's throwing up in the car this morning, when we pull up in front of the school, he's getting out. Yeah, cast your votes for Mom of the Year here. Wednesday morning Charlie called me from school saying he'd gotten sick at lunch and didn't feel good. The school nurse said she'd sent four kids home so far that morning. After coming home, he laid in bed for maybe an hour watching t.v., then he was up and feeling not only good, but bored. I took him on my errands with me, and he ate and went to church with Casey that night. Felt great. Thursday morning he got up not feeling so well. Spent some time in the bathroom, carried his trash can around with him for awhile (yeah, he's good) and I knew that if I took him to school, I'd be getting a call from the nurse...again.
So, I sent him back to bed and he slept for a few hours. Now, let's keep in mind that just because Charlie doesn't go to school doesn't mean that I don't have to still give a ride to his friends. Yup, he gets to go back to bed and I'm still the mom taxi. Cool, it's all good. Within a couple of hours, he's up, he's feeling good and once again, I feel played. Oh well, who knows. But I do know that the kid is going to school this morning.
My kids are so different. The only time Casey has stayed home from school is when I've had to make him because he was so obviously sick. Charlie...not so much.

Tomorrow will make the fourth time Sears has sent someone out to work on my dishwasher in the last month. Less than a year after I bought it, it stopped draining. Is it so much to ask a $500 dishwasher to work for longer than 12 months? Apparently so, and that is why I had bought the 3 year extended warranty. When they were out Tuesday, they decided it's the drain pump, the computer and the flap thing in the hose. What does that leave that's working? Beats me. Anyway, if this doesn't fix it, they'll start the paper work for a new replacement. By the way, folks, it's a GE. My last GE purchase, I believe. Nah, probably not. I just bought a new GE washer that I'm crazy about (huge metal tub, can wash 15 pairs of jeans without overloading), but it's only a couple of months old. Fingers crossed. I mean, it's hard enough to get everyone to hand wash their own dishes while the dishwasher is out, can you imagine them hand washing their own clothes? Don't think so.

Okay, mission accomplished. Charlie is at school, I'm not working , no errands to run, no chores needing done and it's going to be a great day to sit outside and read. A heavy burden to carry, but I don't like to complain. :)

Enjoy your day.