The joy's of big families

Big families are great. If I didn't think so, I wouldn't have had five children. "The more the merrier", isn't that they always say? I would agree, EXCEPT when talking about the stomach flu! I am home today with the last and final victim, Willow. This is the first time that we have had a virus run through the entire family, including Bryan and I. I can no longer boast that my body "repels" the stomach flu. I was humbled as I was kneeling in front of the toilet at 3 a.m. on Saturday morning! Romee started us off with a bang last week Tuesday, and we dropped like flies daily. Willow wraps things up a week and day later. Even this week I found plenty to be grateful for. Here are just a few...Wells Blue Bunny ice cream buckets, Lysol disinfectant wipes, Plender's Diaper Ointmnet (yup, it was both ends), my whirlpool tub, and last but certainly not least, not a single carpet clean-up! Thankfully Amirah got to see how it all worked before her turn. She even buried her head deep in the ice cream bucket when the time came. A mother is never so proud of her children as when they "make it in the bucket". Great job Bleeker kids!