Day 16: Ugh!

This cutie has double ear infections:

This cutie has a severe sore throat:

Why am I sharing this? Well, because it affects me...greatly. Maybe it shouldn't. Maybe I should just roll with the punches and adjust.

And usually I do...really, I do...it is just that when I have sick children I have to figure out how to get my walk in.

Do I drag them to the mall with me? Do I attempt to walk outside without the children either in the early morning before Steve goes to work or in the evening when he gets home? Do I go to the mall without the children in the early morning before Steve goes to work or in the evening when he gets home? And since this is the Christmas season...how busy will the mall be in the evening? Would I even be able to get any decent walking in?

I have figured out in my head that some of the time lost by walking in the morning with the children is justified because this is P.E.  I don't mind starting a half hour later every day with regular school knowing that my children got anywhere from a half hour to an hour of P.E. It feels good to finally get that in!

But how do I know when my children are too sick? How do I know when it is time to throw in the towel and just do it on my own?

Like everything I am sure it is through trial and error.

Today, I chose to drag the children to the mall. It was a very slow walk. I had a very hard time going the pace my oldest was setting. When we got home, she spent the rest of the day on the couch reading. My youngest didn't have any problems...well, maybe too much energy!

I am glad I walked, but at the same time felt frustrated that I couldn't go a better pace. Perhaps next time I will try going solo and evaluate the outcome.