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Sick Days on Homestead?

     I know I know it's been like two weeks and trust me I would have rather been blogging than what I was dealing with, the cold from hell.  I've had colds before who hasn't, but this isn't like any other cold it has like super powers.   It started on Memorial day with lil man just having an itty bitty cough, next day full cold and since it's trickled down the whole family.  Little lady was second, then myself, and now it has taken over poor Papa.  Of course when it took over me it was the beginning of Papa's work week.  Being a mom is a hard job but when you're sick and the kids are sick it becomes ten times worse plus you add the chores of the homestead and it feels like I'm being asked to climb a mountain.

Plants keeping growing even when we're sick.


     I've found myself jealous at times of some of the bigger homestead/farms we follow on Instagram until I felt like I was dying then I was so happy we're just starting out and don't have 1,000 eggs to pick up or cows to feed.  It took all my energy and my day quil kicking in for me to drag my body to the car and drive down to the greenhouse and water the plants, in my pajamas and bra-less of course, who's going to see me and I didn't care.  I tried calling in, but as it turns out when you work at home for your homestead there's no such thing as sick days, I don't recall agreeing to this though.  Luckily for me Papa is so amazing and had gotten all the drip system in because there's no way I could have watered the entire garden in my condition.

     I guess it was a good thing the kids and I were both sick or else they would have been fighting me to go outside and play, instead we laid on the couch and watched Netflix and dvds.  It was a gorgeous week weather wise too, which was sad to miss, it's one thing to be sick in the winter but when the sun is shining I just want to be outside.  Boy was I one happy Mama to have Papa back after working, he let me sleep and he cleaned up, cause unfortunately I wasn't up for cleaning, and to help with what the kids needed.  

My new buddy.


     We're going on two weeks now and we're still not at 100% though, lil man is just about there as he keeps reminding us he's almost better.  Our poor little lady though, hers has turned into bilateral ear infections, draining ears are quite gross.  I'm better in the sense that I'm doing things but my head won't stop draining out my nose, and the cough is sticking around for me too.  Let's just hope Papa can show this cold who's boss and kick it's butt cause I'm ready for our house to be without coughing battles and nose/ears draining.  Alright now back to the homestead. 
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