Belly Full of Barf

I woke several times during the night, the first time I'm guessing not long after midnight. What woke both Mindy & I was a dull whine coming from Jacob. Mindy went to his aid on two occasions. He was sick, a stomach ache but couldn't puke. He woke us a third time around 2a. And being the gentleman I am, I decided it was my turn to check on him. I wasn't prepared for what I was about to see. In the dark, Jacob was sitting up in his bed with dark puke all down his front with a deep puddle of barf resting in his lap. He mumbled that he wanted/needed his momma. I couldn't have agreed more! I went for Mindy! :) I hated to wake her but knew she needed to take care of him and the mess, a job only a mother could handle. As I expected she might, she leaped from bed and headed to his aid in a hurry. I headed back to bed knowing I would be driving 320 miles in just a few hours. Not sure what time it was when Mindy returned to bed but figuring she was up at least 30 minutes getting Jacob and his room back in some semblance of order. She said he felt better when he laid back down. As planned, I was up at 540a. We said we wanted to leave at 6a, but secretly agreed that being on the road by 730a was OK. Because it was Sunday, I didn't have to exercise. You know, my day off. So, after a brief stretch and a cup of coffee I left for a 3 mile run. The run went well. I was back home by 640a. I took Mindy a cup of coffee around 7a. As expected, she wanted more sleep after taking care of Jacob numerous times through the night. I got in the shower. Mindy asked that I let Bella sleep too, even after promising to wake her when I got up. I heard a few moans from Jacob. After my shower, Mindy permitted me to wake Bella. I woke Glenn about the same time. It was already 720a. Mindy finally got up and showered but chose to let Jacob sleep as long as he could. When she finally woke him the news wasn't good. Still ill and refusing to get up, much less get in the car for 320 mile drive. I can relate. What an awful feeling it is to be pukie sick. Mindy was frustrated, but what could she do? She actually phoned Jimaken but got his VM. At that point Jacob was saying he simply couldn't go. Wanted to, but couldn't. He cried. Not wasting time, I moved forward with packing our coolers and loading the Honda. We were all but ready by 8a. Mindy kept checking on Jacob to see if he felt better. At one point she called me upstairs to review our options. She said there were three. One, he could stay home with Jimaken or Gloria. Two, she could stay home and Glennie, Bella and I could go to HV. Or three, we could coax him into the Honda ill or not. I didn't want to leave him home. All of us had been looking forward to our family ski trip for several weeks. I did my best to remain calm. I knew that Mindy would come up with a viable solution. Around 845a Jacob emerged still in his PJs citing a strong desire to go. Great! We loaded the last of our gear and pulled out of the drive at 9a sharp! We stopped for gas and ice at Thorntons, paying $2.99 per gallon. It was snowing and continued doing so for pretty much the entire drive. In fact, the snow only got heavier as we neared Cleveland. We stopped along I-71 so Glenn could pee (not a rest stop). We stopped for lunch at a sleazy Burger King in Mentor off I-90. We passed the Wendy's we like to visit off of I-271. We stopped for a pee break on I-90 somewhere in PA then cruised the rest of the way into Ellicottville arriving at 3p on the nose - perfect timing for immediate check-in. The front desk was more that cordial. Very friendly, warm and accommodating. We were very pleased to learn we had a slope side room on the 4th floor - room 423. We were settled into our room and readying for skiing by 340p. It took another 30 minutes or more before we were on our way to the ski lift. It was cold, windy, and snowy. We still had some daylight, but it was slipping away fast. We rode up the Mardi Gras lift then took the Laurel run. We took Laurel to the Tannenbaum lift then up to the signature Tannenbaum run. Heavenly. Because of wind, the trees were dropping/tossing globs of snow on us unsuspecting skiers below. After two runs through the trees, we did some blue runs, including the kids favorite, Northwind. We took a beer break around 630p at Yodeler where Glenn & I enjoyed a couple EBC Pale ales. Yum-yum. Mindy had a rum and Coke. Surprisingly, Jacob ordered pizza and fries. We must've broke for about an hour before heading out for more skiing. We ended up skiing Cindy's and Maple Leaf a number of times. Both kids were skiing rather well. Mindy and the kids bagged it around 730p. Glenn and I stayed out until almost 9p skiing Edelweiss and the Chute countless times. Never anyone on that lift and two of my favorite runs. Back at the room, I figured we'd tune into SNF, but Glenn wanted to visit John Harvard's brew house on level 3. Mindy and the kids weren't interested. It would be just Glenn and I. I changed out of ski gear and into civis then Glenn & I headed down to the bar. At the bar, I had a bowl of chili and Glenn a Mediterranean platter. We enjoyed another two beers each. Glenn picked up the check. I took my Holiday Valley pint glass back to the room - a keepsake of sorts. Back in the room it wasn't long before it was lights out for everyone.