My daughter used to have an immune system of steel. She gets that from her daddy. My immune system is shitty to the point of being pathetic. And it seems like my daughter’s is starting to become the same way. I’ve had a handful of colds in the last few months and she’s caught every one of them from me. But we’ve been doing good this month.

Until today.

Today I have a toddler with a scratchy sounding throat and a cough. Oh, and the sniffles. Lots of “Cover your mouth when you cough!” and “DO NOT wipe your nose on THAT!” That usually belongs to her brother. She’s 3 years old and already knows about misery lovin’ company.

And it seems her attitude is deteriorating as fast as her health. This afternoon she wasn’t so bad because Grandpa was here and she was busy playing with him, but after he went home my sweet little toddler suddenly vanished. Then it just became a game of push Mommy’s buttons. Oh and another favorite game of mine: In One Ear And Out The Other. You know, the one where the toddler activates ’selective listening’? Finally I just started beating my head against the wall put her in bed with her stuffed animal and Cinderella playing on her TV. She passed out as soon as the movie ended.

Ian and Gabriel are both in bed as well, so I’m sitting here drawing in the silence. Not to mention preparing for tomorrow! I feel bad that she’s sick and thats what is making her cranky, but I much prefer my cuddly little girl to the bossy tyrant from today.

Maybe I’ll get lucky and it will have miraculously disappeared by the time she wakes up. Or I’ll just distract her by calling up my mom and making her sing ‘Happy Birthday.’ She’ll be 43 tomorrow And Ian’s birthday is two weeks from tomorrow (June 13th).. Good thing I have both their presents already! Usually I’m so far behind its embarrassing.

Well, I better go snuggle up to my husband and get some sleep. Night all!

Jamie Simply Precious Amanda Becca Teff