Sick
by Shel Silverstein

"I cannot go to school today,"
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
"I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
I'm going blind in my right eye.
My tonsils are as big as rocks,
I've counted sixteen chicken pox
And there's one more--that's seventeen,
And don't you think my face looks green?
My leg is cut--my eyes are blue--
It might be instamatic flu.
I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
I'm sure that my left leg is broke--
My hip hurts when I move my chin,
My belly button's caving in,
My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
My 'pendix pains each time it rains.
My nose is cold, my toes are numb.
I have a sliver in my thumb.
My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,
I hardly whisper when I speak.
My tongue is filling up my mouth,
I think my hair is falling out.
My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,
My temperature is one-o-eight.
My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
There is a hole inside my ear.
I have a hangnail, and my heart is--what?
What's that? What's that you say?
You say today is. . .Saturday?
G'bye, I'm going out to play!"

(How much did you love "Where the Sidewalk Ends" when you were growing up?)

I am getting really sick of the sickness around here. We're going on two solid weeks of somebody having something and I've had it! It started with Dallin, then came to me for about 5 miserable days, then to Brady, then Mallory and now back to Brady (although he was never fully over it, I just made him go to school anyway...bad mom.) I have been trapped in this house for days and days. All I want to do is go to Target. Is that too much to ask? Let's just say my Girl's Trip next week can't come soon enough.

The Goings On

Our nice Christmas Break is definitely over and we have hit the ground running in 2011. Why do I keep complaining about how busy I am? I have four kids, this is life. I know our schedule isn't any crazier than the rest of yours. I'm just the type that likes to stay at home in my pajamas with a good book. Instead I find myself racing from one place to the next, never stopping to catch my breath.

Last week was New Beginnings and we did a football theme (along with the rest of the worldwide church...thank you Sugardoodle.) Here were our invitations/tickets:

 

Amazing, right? They were made by my second counselor Angela, (on the right below). She and our Beehive advisor Holly planned the whole evening, down to every little detail. It was incredible and I think the girls and parents really enjoyed it. Angela is one of those super creative people who love to go all out for events like this one. Unfortunately she is moving to CA next month and we're going to seriously miss her!

                            

Tomorrow is our annual spelling bee that I'm heading up for the school again. Should be fun but boy will I be glad when it's over. Is it sad that I'm relieved neither of my boys are competing this year? That would just mean additional time helping them study their words!

    

Besides these activities, Dallin is now playing basketball, McKenzie has started Driver's Ed (crazy, I know!) and Mallory has cheer every day this month to prepare for competition. And Brady? He pretty much just wants to come home from school, take a bath and put on his pajamas. Every. Single. Day. I wonder where he gets that from ?