It was a weekend... or something.

It was a weird weekend.  

Saturday was a fine day with a pancake morning and some pool time and just hanging out.  Around 5pm, Kiddo and I packed up and headed over to the mall for a Dada/Kiddo dinner and ice cream and we needed to pick up coffee filters and then head over to Tops Club and get more Peanut Butter as well.  Easy enough errands and we had a great time.  

Next to Tops Club, for the Songkran week, there is a bounce house/play area set up.  Kiddo was excited to see it and is hoping that we can go and enjoy it.  Since it will be around for a week and if it’s a family adventure, it’s easier to coordinate and handle that with two parents.  It’s just one more fun thing to do.

Kiddo and I were out on Saturday night because J was going out with her friend Ash on Saturday night.  Just a Green Day Market night, but it’s easier to have Kiddo out so J could ready herself and head out without the “I want mumma, I’ll miss mumma, I want to go with Mumma” type stuff.  Worked like a charm and we got home to an empty condo and video games made for an easy distraction.

We’ve been playing (Kiddo and I) the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Shredders Revenge and she’s been getting better.  Our first play thru, she was Raphael (the red turtle) and she was hyped the first time we beat Super Shredder.  Now, however, we are going for a trophy and trying to level everyone up to level 10.  She’s been picking characters.  She picked Casey Jones for herself and April O’Neal for me.  Fine.  Her guy is stronger and a bit slower.  Mine is faster, but less power.  Good combo.  Let’s kick some shell.  Cowabunga!!!!

Well, if anyone wonders if I do the bulk of the work on the game… I do, but not that much of a burden.  Because… Look at the hit streak!!!!!  My best is 97.  133!!!!  Come on Kiddo, save some for the rest of us!  LOL. Yeah, I had more KOs, but that was a lot of clean up work from her incredible 133 hit streak.  She wanted to show Mumma and was super proud so we got pics.  I think her face encapsulates it perfectly.

After that, we did tuck ins and all was good in the world.  I jumped in the shower since I was a sweat monster.  I poured a bubbly water, poured a beer, and was just sitting down to play some baseball on the PS5 when lil miss appeared again.  She missed Mumma.  <Sigh>

As I’m dealing with that, J texted.  Her and Ash were heading back and would it be ok if they hung at our place.  Great.  Love Ash.  She’s cool as hell.  Fine with me.  Besides, Ash is a gamer, so she doesn’t mind if I’m in game and if her and J are chatting, I can just do my thing.  Kiddo, however, sees me texting and figures it out and then sets up so she can look out the window and “wait for mumma and Ash.”

Finally, everything is smoothed out and I can game.  I do and visit with Ash and J and hang out and it was a cool night.

That is, until about 3:45am.  I awake sweaty and not feeling right.  My stomach is cramping and I feel sick and not great.  I do what I need to do and about 20 minutes later, sweaty and feeling not better, I crawl into bed and fall into sleep.

8am and wake up times.  I feel awful.  Just not great.  Some type of food poisoning or ate something weird or a slight touch of my diverticulitis is kicking up or something.  Thankfully, it was a slow morning and I’m feeling better.  We make plans to go to a cafe with a little sand play area.  It’s walking distance, so all good.  As we are leaving, my stomach kicks back up and I was gonna need to be ten minutes behind the girls.  

Again, I do what is needed and at least the flop sweat stopped.  I head over.  As you can see, it’s a cool little area and Kiddo is just IN IT! 

I still feel awful though.  I kind of hang out, but I’m between flop sweat, stomach cramps, and shivering cold.  Finally, it’s time to go and Kiddo and I walk back while J headed off to get Sushi for lunch.  Kiddo has a waffle at home.  I just want to sleep.

We get home 30 seconds before J.  Kiddo was just getting into the shower.  J sees me and tells me to lie down.  I tell her I’m gonna shower and do just that.  

I slept for 3 hours.  Just died.  J and Kiddo did lunch, the pool, play and fun times, and no rest time.  They even did an ice cream treat and in true Kiddo form... Yup!

Upon waking, I felt worse.  We had plans for tuna and rice with bok choy.  Nope.  I can’t cook.  Not how I feel.  So, we punt.  Kiddo gets a pick it.  She wants noodles and garlic with butter, an apple, and some cuncumbers.  Easy and done.  I even am feeling a little better, so I have a small bowl of pasta.  NOPE!

That brought back the flop sweat and stomach cramping.  I take leave to deal with that and then lay down again.  I do what’s needed and lay down and pass out for about 40 minutes, but at least I’m feeling better.  By a lot.

Kiddo and I gamed a bit and then tuck in.  Then J and I chilled and watched a few shows before bed.  Again, I got to bed and just crashed.  I was done.

Today, I feel great.  Tuna is back on the menu tonight and all is great.  Whatever it was that got me on Sunday was evil, but I was able to wipe it out and flush it away.  Literally.  

It made for an odd weekend and I gotta give J props for being super mom and wife yesterday and just going into single parent mode so I could be ill and give my body time to work that all out.  

Let’s go, Kiddo… this week is three days and then a day off.  Friday, you are back, but that’s Songkran festivities and water play day.  Then, a week off.  Plus Songkran.  And the Mario movie.  Then, it’s your birthday!!!!!!  So much fun in the next few weeks.  Before you know it, it will be summer and we will either be moving or going on a vacation.  Either way, it promises to be a fun summer with lots of Mumma and Dada time and plenty of adventures.