We're all sick. 

Jake started coughing and feeling iccky over the weekend. He stayed home from school yesterday, and he slept half the day away.

Davey said he felt rough, so he too got the day off school.

Shea started feeling ill last night, and I started throwing up around midnight.  I dozed fitfully all night, and when 6 am rolled around nobody was feeling any better, so we all stayed home today.  The couch and love seat has been occupied by someone's aching body all day today....everyone moped around and complained about headaches and tummy aches, runny noses and coughs and feeling like they were going to throw up.

When I spoke with Dave earlier this evening he said that he felt like he was coming down with something too.  So, whatever this virus is, it's got us all feeling poopy.

We don't usually all get sick at the same time.  Normally our illness is staggered...one gets sick, then as they start to feel better someone else starts to feel bad.  A common cold can affect our household for a month, which really gets tiresome after a while.  Being ill all the same time is unusual for us....and whilst I complain about illnesses lasting for ages this being ill all together is for the birds.  It sucks.  The kids need me to play nurse for them, even though I'm feeling like death warmed over myself. 

Luckily there's no school for the rest of the week, so we can all sleep in for as long as need to tomorrow and spend the rest of the day lounging around and recuperating.  Unless there's some drastic change overnight I know that I'm not going to feel like doing much of anything tomorrow and I'm sure that the kids feel the same way.

Blech.  Why does this always happen when Dave's gone?