That’s it! Stop the world, I want to get off.
Last fall Mikey missed his first ever picture day because he was sick. I was bummed, but not devastated because they do them again in the spring. I thought, surely he won’t be sick for the second picture day, right? WRONG. Today, as I was just getting ready to go out and finally buy some mixing bowls, Mikey walks up to me and asks me to hold him. Um, what? Three year olds only want to be held when they are sick or scared, and since I didn’t hear any monsters running about I knew he had to be sick. Sure enough, fever of 99.6–which shot up to almost 103 in less than 2 hours. He’s been running a high fever all day, and a call to the pediatrician confirmed what I already knew–he’ll be out for at least three days. So much for that second picture day. Mikey only seems to get sick on holidays or special events. At school he’s missed the Thanksgiving lunch, the Christmas pageant, and two picture days. Maybe that’s why I forgot the Valentines. I subconsciously just assumed he’d be sick.
I know I’m supposed to be a snapdragon, but right about now I sure would like to be a big, fat bush of Echinacea. Maybe then we could go a week or two without someone around here getting sick.
Aww poor Mikey. Sounds like he’s living our my childhood. Heck, I was sick on Christmas day this year. :( Unfortunately my kids seems to be following my path too … they were sick on Valentine’s Day.
Hope he feels better soon, sickly little ones are no fun.
Get well soon Mikey. So sorry he missed his pictures. I know that’s important.
Feel better soon Mikey – Love Auntie Kara
I hope he gets better soon! We went through something similar last week. Not fun…
“stop the world, I want to get off”
I love it.
I actually came over here from Petunia Face after you said such nice things about me – I was planning on asking you to marry me but I see you’re already hitched (oh wait, so am I.)
I’ve always wondered about greeting card writing, actually. What a cool gig!
Thanks everyone for the well wishes.
Maggie–don’t I wish I can take credit for that line! I can’t figure out where it came from originally, but I lifted it from my childhood favorite: The Peanuts Gang. :)
oh, so feel your pain, flew out to ky for a funeral monday, back tuesday, little daughter has strep-
dog has ear ache…. and this is the 3rd time i cancelled with a client to give her the illustratation of her home and her note-cards which are unbelievable. this is like torture. deliver me!!!!
hope your little mikey is better!
LOl, I took the quiz, I am Echinacea! Go figure?