I'm a donkey on the edge...

Last week was a lesson in the true meaning of stress. I am so glad it's over... But here is a brief rundown so you can mock the afflicted.

Monday
Removal man arrive to pack up the house.
Will 'helping' as not at nursery due to runny bum bug.
Phoebe has third set of baby jabs - three jabs, seven lots of antibodies
Back bedroom still piled high with everything for the week at Pauline and Alistair's, or for Australia.
Nick at work till 4ish
James up till midnight with 'itchy bum'
Phoebe screams all evening...

Tuesday
Nick away to work early
Ella up at 5am with raging temperature.. and runny bum
Refuses all breakfast except blackcurrant Fruit Shoot from Alsabum
Throws up blackcurrant Fruit Shoot on Alsabum's cream carpet
Make doc's appt - James has worms..
Phoebe still screaming... all day
Will still off nursery
Trying to finish house packing with three children in tow
Ella now pooing blood so back to doc's - possibility of e-coli from farm trip mentioned...
Nick gets e-mail about State Medical Board registration for visa approval - think he may have a stroke
Phoebe screams all evening again - only sleeps in the pram downstairs so Nick sleeps on the couch
Think this may be the worst day I have ever had!!

Wednesday
Nick off - spends all day organising forms for State Medical Board and DHL to get them there
Will back to nursery - says he doesn't poo at nursery, so think we are safe!
Ella still sick
Our house empty, but have moved chaos along the road - P and A's house has been childbombed. P looking twitchy... A remaining stoically calm.
Still haven't sold car
At least Phoebe sleeps all night!!


Thursday
Nick back at work
Will's last day at nursery
Ella still sick, Phoebe grumpy again
Try a spot of house cleaning with Alsabum to help. Manage half a fridge in two hours due to Phoebe, Ella and meeting with rental agent.
Phoebe cries all afternoon. Get nothing done.
Choice of drink or cry - do a bit of the latter and a lot of the former.
Great Haggis, Neeps and Tatties for dinner - the last for a while?
House still not clean, packing still not finished.

Friday
On the up, in spite of slight hangover
Have organised a cleaner for the house - why did I not do this earlier?
James' last day at school - Sports Day!
Packing 90% complete
Family dinner at Steamy dreamy with 21 of our closest friends... and 27 children!! It was fab
Home to finish that last 10% of packing about 9pm...
Finished that last 10% at 3am
Up at 5 to start our Big Adventure


So all in all not a week I would like to repeat. Al we can say is thank you so much to Pauline and Alistair who put us up and put up with us - which isn't easy in itself, and then we brought worms, runny bums and screaming baby to the house too. But we could have been in a caravan, so astonishingly, the week actually could have been worse!!

NB Nick did not go to work to escape (honest) but we agreed that he would work all week so that he would then be paid right up to starting work in Australia. Note to self: This was lunacy. Do not repeat!! Share the pain...