So you know what's nightmare vomiting?  It's a super public puking.

This happened to Christopher today at T&T.  I should've known better than to drag a sick child out with me, but hey, I wanted to make chicken soup, and we didn't have onions or carrots, and what is chicken stock without onions or carrots?!!

We were nearing the cabbage when he puked all over his cart, his fleecey, and then he drenched his bear bear.  (NOOOOO!! Not Bear Bear!!!)
I hadn't brought extra clothing or an extra bear. 

With the help of a super nice security guy and a number of those clear produce plastic bags, I wiped him down, wiped down the cart, and then a janitor appeared out of nowhere and, using a dust pan and broom, cleaned up the floor.  Whew. 

Lots of unhelpful passerbys, however, did stroll by and give me amused looks (or bemused looks).  Thank you, Mr. Napa Cabbage.  Thank you, Mrs. Eggplant.

I made Christopher wear his long-sleeve tee (no jacket!) all the way home in today's super cold and windy weather!  Aaaah!

So now it's back to alternating vomiting and diarrheaing (super stinky!)....I fed him nothing but tofu and apple juice all day.
Hopefully he doesn't puke in the night again.  It's hard to clean the mattress.  =(

And to think I was scared I would be bored today!  *scoff*  Hardly!

Two minutes till Glee...any of you watching?

ps. No pictures today.  It's just too gross.
pps.  Extra bonus gross story:
So Jon threw all of yesterday's pukey sheets and pyjamas and cloths in the wash last night, and when I pulled it out of the washer today, there were these really weird soft brown flower-petal-like things all over the clothing and washer.  There was also bits of cheese.  These were the contents of Christopher's stomach....laundered.
I couldn't figure out what the flower petals were until I rolled them in between my fingers.  They're grape skins.  That's what they look like in our stomachs, folks!

Enter Lent.
Our household is going to do it together so we can keep each other accountable, grow together, and then, after 40 days, celebrate together. =)

For me, I considered a few options.
40 days of trying to give up:

a) shopping
b) coffee, chocolate, and fastfood
c) facebook and tv
d) blunt remarks that have no care for how it might make people feel.

I'm not sure how I will go about measuring whether I did it or not, but I have decided I won't think too much upon where I slipped up, but focus instead on, as Kat put it, how I might "use wittiness to build others up". 

A quick little quote from Christine Sine (thx to Kat!)
"Lent is not really about sacrifice or deprivation. In the early church, this was a time of preparation for those about to be baptized. Today it is more often regarded as a season of soulsearching and repentance for all Christians as a preparation for the joy and celebration of Easter."

Jon calls the "joy and celebration of Easter" part the "sharing in the resurrection of Jesus" at the end of Lent.

I might call it "giving something up and finding sufficiency in Jesus--and then our character growing in Christlikeness is the bonus."

That's the song I kept requesting whenever we sang Christmas songs together.  =b
At first it was "ohh-ohhh, Star of wonder, star of night, star of royal beauty bright..." but it actually turns out to be a downer if everybody isn't yelling at the top of their lungs - belligerently.

So, I'm not posting a year in pictures, but I'm posting new ones!
Yes, the only reason I whip out a camera is Christopher, but it doesn't mean the pictures are ALL of him!  (well, sometimes they are.)


Here Chris meets Tyrone, and they enjoy the wafting of Starbuck fumes but never get to try any.

 

"Why can't you get that TPS report to me again?"

Merry Christmas and drooly new year!

   Christopher popped both collars later on in the day.  It was pretty stylin'.

   Today we had dinner with Real Auntie Chrissy (RAC) and Real Uncle Julian (RUJ).  Together, they make "Raj."
Dinner w/ Raj is always fun, as is dindin with the grandparents.

Because yesterday was the big sh-bang turkey dinner, today was T&T take out (cha siu and soya chicken) with potstickers and a yummy yummy salad.

What is your favourite salad?  This was surprisingly refreshing and yummy.

Lettuce leaves, apple, avocado, cucumber.
Dressing made of lime juice, honey, olive oil, and salt.  Can it get any easier?  No.  Can it get any more refreshing?  Not unless you drench it with ice and watermelon cubes.  But then again, I don't like watermelon.  ---which leads me to ask, if you're watching Top Chef, how did Ariane win with those slices of watermelon?

Enough rambling!
A Merry Christmas to you, and may family and friends all be near by!

ps . latest books:
Susan Cooper:  The Grey King
Joe Haldeman:  Camouflage (it won hugo and nebula awards!)
Red Moon Rising (book on prayer...it's awesome!)
Jean Vanier:  Becoming Human.  If you're filled with despair or hate, I think this would help you ... become human.  lol. It was written as a Massey lecture.  It's well written!
Sandra Boynton:  Birthday Monsters.  If you've ever read this 10-page suspenseful thriller, you'd agree that the main character has more TUCK YUEN in him than anyone else!