The Lavender Family

This post is for my sister who says that people only blog about the fun/good/exciting things.  Here ya go Danny, I hope you read this!

Matthew is sick with what must be the flu.  Yay (said in a very monotone, sarcastic fashion).  Last night we met Judd down at the Woodburn Outlets, about an hour south of home.  We left the house at 4 & Matthew fell asleep on the way down.  As we walked along he said he was tired & his tummy hurt.  I thought it was only natural to not like being out at dinner/bed time & I agreed.  We were in the North Face store looking for a nice warm coat for yours truly.  I thought I had found the coat I wanted.  When out of the blue Matthew throws up.  It was all over Luke & the stroller.  The next 3 rounds were spread across a few racks of $$ coats.  I had the girls take Luke & we headed out of the store.  Judd was the lucky one to let the employees know. 

Judd brought the car to us & we attempted a clean up of sorts.  We decided Judd would go to Carter's to buy him PJ's & after the cleanup I told him we'd drive him that way (this is a very long strip & we were at the very end).  But first Judd wanted to know if while we were still here if I wanted that coat.  Are you kidding?! Those people will shoot you if you go back in there.  My thought..... we can come back on Saturday & have our choice of clearance/barfed on coats to pick from.  So in the middle seat was Luke, Matthew & Haley, in that order.  Right as we pull out of the parking spot he throws up again & Haley starts yelling "My white coat!" over & over.  Not my face, not my hair, just my white coat.  I park, Judd runs to Carter's & I assess the damage.  Poor girl, her window was splattered.  I tried to tell her I could wash her new (as of last week) white (tried to talk her out of that color) coat.

Judd comes back with PJ's & a set of bowls from a kitchen store.  Smart, smart man!!  We had new Pj's on & all the yucky clothing was placed nicely in a bag in the back of the car.  Haley got to ride home with Judd mostly so I didn't have to hear her cry or yell & cover her ears if/when he threw up again.  Did I mention yet that she has a severe fear of vomit?  When Matthew first threw up Haley sprinted across the store with her hands over her ears.  I only wish I was exaggerating!  Ok, off we go!  I think I made that drive in 50 minutes.  Yes I did go 5 & sometimes 10 miles over the speed limit.  I had rehearsed what I would tell the officer if I got pulled over.  We managed to only have one "incident" on the way home.  The best part was Luke.  He kept saying "Matthew go like this...... Blahhhhhhh!" with his mouth wide open to demonstrate & give the full effect.  Gotta love that kid! 

The poor guy was up all throughout the night & consequently so was I.  But I'm happy to report that Matthew has been vomit free for 10 hours now.  But to make you feel better Danielle I am still in my pj's & glasses.  I have no idea what is for dinner & lunch was corn chips.  Tomorrow will be a better day, it has to be!