There is an old Calvin and Hobbes cartoon strip story about Calvin getting sick.  When his pediatrician says to Calvin that he’s been a good patient this time, Calvin is so out of it that he barely acknowledges him.  The doctor then says to Calvin’s mom, “There’s nothing like a bug to take the edge [...]

… it’s going to be a chaotic night at Cubbies when the kids get called for “circle time” and the only kid who sits down is Tad.
… it’s not going to be a pleasant evening when Ane bursts into tears over her inability to draw a car for her math homework.
… that someone is looking [...]

So, not everything on the list got done.  Big shock.  But we did have Crock Pot Beans for the Super Bowl.  Doc was trying to think of a holiday that would justify having beans – I just suggested that we have them for the Super Bowl each year.  Not that I don’t make them more [...]

Wednesday was not a good day for Tad.
He came home from school without a “good day” hand stamp (sadly, a common occurrence recently), ended up not taking a nap at all, and then had Cubbies that evening at church.
And you can imagine how that went.  He was just so wiped out that he spent most [...]