"For the sake of the Children"

That has been my favorite saying for a long time. It's not always used in a good way :) I promised my 4 beautiful girls a "normal" day yesterday. Church, eating at grandma's, making cookies. Whatever they wanted. We awoke to Ashley vomiting over the railing of her top bunk into Megan's bed, it was actually comical, I wish I had a camera at that moment. So no church or grandma's. Plan B: pj's all day, fun breakfast, movies, baking. Then I found some/alot of water in my basement. I cleaned up what I could, washed what needed to be and shut the door. I didn't have time or really care to deal with it. I told Steve there was "some" water and left it at that. Steve was at the hospital with Brooke, and she had vomited again most of the night. So he needed rest, as did she. I told Lisa my sister in law, there was a little water, and her and Mark came to suck it up. That wasn't going to work, so he called Jon, my brother in law, and he and his girlfriend changed their plans to help us rip up carpet, tear out the pad, vacuum up water, and Jon built a little dam for our small river. In the mean time my parents came to drop off stuff, and our friends Phil and Tricia came, so Tricia put my kids to bed and Phil took me to the hospital and Steve and I did the switch. So now Steve is home with another vomiting child and watching the dam in the basement. And I can't forget, Tricia is now ill. Why not spread the wealth!!! How many people does it take to take care of us Koeman's??? Obviously alot!!! THANK YOU EVERYONE!! I feel so blessed by family and friends. You all help me keep my sanity and laugh. Since that is all we can do. I figure the water just damages "stuff" and we don't need it anyway. The stomach flu doesn't last long.
Brooke's night was still rough. Vomiting again but only with tube feedings. Today they will do an upper GI to see what is going on in there. All the doctors came in and she looked at them so concerned and cried. She is well aware of her surroundings. Thank you for they prayers and help! People ask what they can do and I am lost as to an answer. Steve and I only plan one day in advance. Who knows what happens in that amount of time. Everyone is so caring! Why do we do all this........"for the sake of the children." Thanks!!!!