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• Amelia had the stomach flu most of last week.  I would much rather be sick than have a child that is sick.
• I finally got Amelia to throw up in a bowl and she cried like I was punishing her - sigh!
• As Amelia was getting better, she became the girl "who cried wolf".  She kept telling me her tummy hurt, but then immediately told me she was fine.  It made me exhausted.
• I love Christmas decorations and traditionally leave them up until New Years Day.  But this year, I can't stand the clutter and have been putting things away gradually since Christmas day.
• It's always so blah when the decorations all get put away.  I need to find something else festive to put up.
• Do you ever buy presents for your children thinking they'll be great, and realize after they've used them that it wasn't the best idea?
• Amelia loves to sing, so we bought her a child-proof cd-player, which came with attached microphones.  The microphones were fine until Amelia realized she could make noise in them without even listening/singing along to music.
• Now that Christmas is over, it's time to start planning my birthday party.  At least I have something fun to look forward to, even if I am turning 40!