To cancel Christmas

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I've thrown up twice. Dd (1) had thrown up twice. Expecting 11 for Christmas tomorrow.
What on earth do I do with the 2 ds who are beyond excitement?
What's worse is that I was I'll last year on dd's first Christmas too :(

Will the other adults take over when you rest in bed?

Get the 11 to look after the dc's, cook and do the dishes?

We were all ill last Christmas, except the dc's were just ill one each night and were right as rain by the morning! I still feel miserable thinking about it.

do you have dh/dp who can do all food preparation? Guests can entertain dcd. You stay in bed. Maybe kids present opening/stockings in am on the bed.

But if the guests can be put off - then that's absolutely fine too (again, if you have dh/dp they can do bulk of it, leave food for now, you can wallow on sofa for presents and back to bed with dd.

It's more the worry of passing it on to everyone else. I know I need to let them all know and let them decide themselves but the boys will be devastated, if they are not sick by then too...
God the stomach pain is awful. Dd has just begn sick and then gone back to sleep. What a trooper. I just want to cry!

poor you :(

sounds absolutely horrible and what rotten timing.

Oh no! Are the people who are coming close family? Do you have two toilets in your house? Could you quarantine yourselves upstairs and let the others get on with it, with you just popping down for the best bits? Are the visitors ones that live nearby?

I think you should call the ones who are coming and see what they think, then go from there. I'm sure they will want to make sure your children who are well have a lovely day still.

I would ring them all and just cancel. You can't organise xmas dinner if you're ill and trying to look after ill children too. Also don't think your guests would want a bad stomach over the hols either so they would prob be relieved if you do cancel.