Three Ring Circus
Most of my family (minus the Middle Child) was sick from the Friday before Thanksgiving through now (a couple are still sick). In hopes that we would still have our annual Thanksgiving celebration at our house, I trudged through my head cold. I did all the activities that I normally would, to get ready, less the food buying and preparing. I figured if we miraculously recovered I would shop and prepare the day before our celebration, scheduled for the Saturday evening after Thanksgiving, because of work schedules. On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving I had a 12:30 doctors appointment. I awoke to the Middle Child complaining of a stomach ache and headache. “GREAT!” I thought we all had colds, not stomach stuff. I figured we would all get that next. In hopes of keeping my appointment, and so that I wouldn’t have to pay the cancellation fee, I urged the Middle Child to go back to bed and rest. Here’s the thing about the Middle Child when she’s sick: A: