sick infant: including one projectile vomiting incident, done while strapped tightly down in car seat, facing rear of vehicle while car traveling around 70mph on busy highway, resulting in completely terrifying driver and solo adult in vehicle (also mother of infant) and nearly causing fatal traffic accident.

lack of sleep: see above, sick infant.

sick mother: including entire mother's day night spent on cold hard tile of bathroom.

see above, sick infant and lack of sleep.

mother's mother giving 'advice': really do i need to say much more on that one?

and some other whines that i don't feel petty enough (yet) to share here

mix well, and shake. serve cold. and damp.