The Bucket!!

There is something you should know about me before seeing these pictures. That is that even though I am a mother and can handle almost anything gross, I DON'T DO THROW UP! I can clean up blood, puss, drool, snotty noses, poop or pee. But vomit and I'm out of there. I begin to gag and there becomes a very high probability that I will join in the vomiting. Fortunately for me I have a husband who hates all those other things but throwing up doesn't even phase him. In fact he usually insists I leave the room so that he won't have two messes to clean up.

So how do I deal with kids who think they might throw up?

Well, when the kids don't feel well, I give them an old ice cream bucket that they carry with them every where. This way if they do throw up, it is contained and I don't have to try and clean carpets, couches or sheets off their beds.

So anyway...

A couple of nights ago Justin said he had a tummy ache and thought he might throw up. So that night I tucked him in bed with his ice cream bucket securely tucked in next to him. Later that night when we went in to take him to the bathroom this is what we found.

I wish I had a video camera to see what went on after I tucked him in bed!