We've been hit!

After a great weekend with the kids.  Our little floating home has been hit with the Norovirus.  It is sweeping around  Bermuda plaguing people of all ages with vomiting and diariah.  Poor Marley came into our bed Monday night and promptly woke up by vomiting on my pillow at 5am.  She threw up 12 more times while I kept her home that Tuesday. Poor thing. She couldn't keep anything down.  Not to mention it was Valentines Day and she missed her party at school.  She told me all day "mummy see, I ate those crackers, I feel fine... can I go to school now?" By 12:30 she had done what we thought was her last deed and took a late nap.  We had made reservations at Salt Rock Grill a nice local sushi place nearby.  She was so pumped to go to a resturant with "her family" for Valentines Day.  Just as we were about to head out the door all dolled up; it hit again.  After the course she said, wiping her face, "I feel fine, we can still go to the resturant!". 
Mark and I felt so horrible for her, we didn't want her to think it was her fault we couldn't go so we set up a new plan.  We packed both kids into strollers and swaddled them with many many blankets.  (Marley had an extra bib just in case) We walked round to Bone Fish a Dockyard resturant and ordered takeout before a little walk.  Early on in our walk Marley continued to tell us she was fine and we shold go back to the resturant.  Since it was cold and started to sprinkle we turned back around and had a drink there while our takeout was prepared.  Marley got a rose from the bar tender and cherries in her water.  Not quite the romantic Valentines dinner expected but actually maybe a little more fun!
Today I kept her home just in case and although she didn't eat all day she didn't vomit either.  Finally at 5:00pm she filled her empty belly with a P&J sandwich and was back to her old self.  Unfortunatly after dropping off the laundry and going for a long walk around Dockyard for fresh air we came home and found Daddy laid up with all the symptoms.
Jacob and I have quarantined ourselves off in the galley/ living room on seperate couches.  Hes finally getting into a routine (slept though on Sat, Sun, and Tues nights) so I don't want to get him sick now.  Hopefully it doesn't pass to us!!


"Nothing says I love you more than being thrown up on!"



The Sun Always Rises

Adam's sunrise; taken the morning after he was buried at sea 

Well last night was a rough night! But never fear, the sun always rises.
The thing about it is, my girl even knows that.  One morning when Mark went to wake Marley for the day she said, "Daddy its not time to get up yet".  He explained that it was and that we had to get ready for school.  So my smarty pants 2 and a half year old tells her daddy, "No, open the hatch".  He does, and she says, "look Daddy out there there is no sun, its not wake up time yet".  Mark told her thats because she was looking the wrong way.  Promptly she took him to the galley and pointed out to the east and said "no Daddy, this is where the sun comes up, behind that boat and see, its not up yet!"  And that is the affect of raising you kids on a boat my followers! Not only does she know what a 'hatch' and 'galley' is but she also knows that the sun rises in the east! :) Beautiful moments!
Today the sun rose again and it didn't start out for me much better than the day before.  On the way racing to catch the ferry I lost one of Jacob's really nice baby blankets overboard and watched it sink, then on the way back on the ferry after the morning commute I lost the loose wheel on the skateboard to the ocean as well! Will spend tomorrow googling the company in Australia to see if I can get a replacement!
Marley had a much better day and we even made a successful second attempt of trick or treating. Bless my wonderful boating neighbours who went out and bought candy for the only trick or treater in the marina and then had the patience to entertain her a day later!  Another thing that boat life will teach my children; the kindness of people.

Adam sailing off into the sunset one evening over cupmatch.