Night before school..

Twas the night before school starts and all through the house, all you could hear was:
John: My stomach hurts....
Me: Then go to bed.............off he goes (it's only 7:30)...hmmm, maybe his stomach actually does hurt....oh well, nothing a little Tylenol can't take care of in the morning. (Come on, tell me one person who hasn't pulled that little trick)

Patrick: My stomach hurts (around 8:45)....
Me: the one eyed look.....off he goes (that was relatively easy)

Ryan: I'm not going to school tomorrow.
Me: Yes you are. Everyone is going.
Ryan: But I don't know what to do! What if its something I didn't learn in kindergarten last year (talk about the stress of academics)?
Me: Don't worry, everyone else in the class is in 1st grade for the first time tomorrow. Come sit on my lap.
Climbs up on my lap, has no shirt on, and all of a sudden I'm touching a mild Sahara desert....hmmm. Pop the ole' digital thermometer in the mouth and presto...look at that he's got a bit of a fever....whip out the Tylenol, dose him up, send him to bed with a final hug and said, you'll get to take some more of the yummy chewables tomorrow too! Like I said, who hasn't played this game before?

I'm sure they have visions of recess and lunch periods in their heads....LOL.....probably not!