Day 27

Saturday. The last Saturday on Phase One for the forseeable future. Started off promising, the usual breakfast and what have you. But then Ruby got a stomach bug. I won't get into the graphic details, but there is an inevitable part of a STOMACH bug. Yes, it happened and repeatedly. Then visiting sister Jane made the chicken livers—you can imagine that it was a morning of questionable sensations mixing uneasily. During this morning period I tried to eat a half a cheese stick—but gave up halfway through. It's been a day of a lot of laundry and towels—as of this writing, things seem calm, but we're in for a long, long night.

Breakfast

2 Slices TB
2 Eggs Over
Tea
1 Tsp Peanut Butter
Side of Jane's Black Bean Mix

Lunch
2 Strips Lox
1/2 Cucumber with Hummus

Snack
15 Cashews
15 Almonds

Dinner
Greek Salad with Tuna, Almonds

No Dessert

When your kids are sick, the anxiety of your powerlessness can really drive you to eat—but this kind of an illness is an exception. We barely ate today at all—except that we knew we had to. I even tried to go for a bike ride during a period where all the children were asleep. But my rookie ways got the best of me. My tires were not fully inflated, and on my unsuccessful ride to get them filled up, I realized how inappropriately I was dressed (not the usual inappropriate way). I was freezing, even in the sun, so I hightailed it back home. Total bike time: 11 Minutes. Not getting an "A" for effort there. But I will get out there again. That CPAP machine continues to taunt me.