Oh, the JOY!!

This has been one of the toughest weeks that I've had in a while. I won't begin to go down that road, but yesterday and today were just the icing on the cake. I was supposed to work yesterday. Forced myself to get up get ready even though I wasn't feeling that great, got my kids ready, fed them, got us all in the car, and just as I had turned onto the hwy - Josiah throws up in the carseat and all over himself. I thought maybe he just choked or something. Does anybody know what curdled milk smells like? And so I turned around, went back home and stripped him down and gave him a quick bath. I wiped down the carseat the best I could while the girls were holding their noses and screaming! I redressed Josiah and got him buckled in the seat. I had called work to tell them I was running late. I got almost to Becca's school and he starts again! All over himself and the seat. The girls disgusted and trying to get as far away from him as possible. The smell....overwhelming! But I kept driving...and dropped Becca off at school. I called Jon even though he couldn't really "do" anything to help...I wanted him to "know" what I was going through...and maybe get some sympathy...and I did. Needless to say I had to call in to work....which I've had to do a couple of other times b/c of sick kids! I HATE THAT!
So, then I'm almost back home at this time - and he starts again....poor baby! I got him inside - bathed him AGAIN, dressed him AGAIN, and layed him down in his bed. At this point - he was ready to sleep it off! So he slept on and off almost the whole day. It's funny that he saves everything for the car seat! I can't tell you how many times I've had to clean the seat! Last night, I thought that he was better and I attempted to give him some mashed potatoes for dinner. He gobbled them up and drank a bunch of water b/c he was really thirsty! And I was like YAY!!! He was acting perfectly fine, singing "itsy bitsy spider" and repeating everything we were saying, like it was a game! He was being so sweet, that I got him out of his highchair and was just holding and talking to him, and GUESS WHAT!!! Yah!! He went ALL over me...and I just sat there and soaked it all up. I'd rather it be all over me than the carpet that we just had cleaned! And YES ...I need an award for that!! Jon and the kids were obviously grossed out!! He took Josiah straight to the bath while I took a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG hot shower! That was nice. At this point I prepared for it to be a long night! AND it was!!! I was up and down the entire night. And I actually was stupid enough to put him BACK in the carseat this morning to take Becca to school, and he did it again! I feel so sorry for him. He hasn't had much to eat at all except for crackers and little sips of water. I've been reading Ecclesiastes, which has helped me to find joy in this day that God gave me. It's a battle!! But I can make it count too!
May you all find JOY in your day, no matter what it brings! "When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other." Eccl 7:14 How we handle the days that God gives us - is what matters. We can either come out on top - or "let" the cicumstances steal our JOY.
So, I'm beating that into my spirit right now, as I write! ...HOPE IT WORKS!
And, please say a prayer for my sweet baby boy!!