Wanted: Temporary Mom

What a change from last Wednesday.

Last Wednesday- the same day I had that great pre-work breakfast with my husband, my 8 year old son came home with a doozie of a virus and has just gone back to school today. His temp. hit 104.5, and it wiped him out totally. Tru's fourth birthday was Monday, the same day he caught it, and proceeded to projectile vomit all over the bathroom. I mean ALL over the bathroom. Thankfully he's back to school today too. Now it is Wednesday again and the last man in my house has caught it and is upstairs sleeping, and working via Blackberry.
Oh yea, I got it about Sunday, and now what's left is a killer sinus thing.
I never mind taking care of sick kids all that much. I go into commando mode, and see it as a time to love em' up and coccoon in the house.
What bites is when I get sick too. Everytime this happens I can't help but feel a bit resentful that I can not just stay in bed and "call in sick" My husband can't take a sick day because his wife is ill, so I end up trudging through.
Unfortunately I always seem to get a little snippy with my husband, letting him know what an injustice this is to full-time moms. If I were a working mom, I would just keep the nanny for the day and stay in bed. I am lucky enough to have a sitter for three hours every Monday. Somehow the flu doesn't know that-I'm never sick on Monday.
So, last night he walks in from work with a big bunch of flowers and says "I know you've had a really rough week, and I want you to know I really appreciate all you do, even when you aren't well." Ouch. I know he does feel for me when I'm sick and still have to go full speed, but there really isn't much he can do to help.

So I was thinking... someone needs to start a business for moms that find themselves sick, or with sick kids, and without back-up. Temporary, screened, competent people we could hire for a day to run to Walgreens and pick up ginger ale, and medicine, hang with the kids, do barfy laundry, make the kids dinner, and just be there when WE need to "call in sick."

Okay, enough ranting. I need to go change all the bedding, and lay down for an hour before pre-school pick-up.

How many weeks til Spring???