On Tuesday morning
Miss M woke up with a stuffy nose
And raspy throat.
On Tuesday afternoon
Miss M was complaining about a headache
And I gave her some children's Tylenol and sent her to bed.
On Wednesday morning
Miss M woke up with a stuffy nose
But her voice was back to normal.
On Thursday morning
Miss M still had a little bit of a stuffy nose
And now, so did I.
On Friday morning
Miss M seemed back to normal.
And I was getting worse.
On Friday night
Miss M was sleeping
And I was up every hour because I couldn't breath.
On Saturday morning
Miss M apologized
And I started my Mucinx D - trying in vain to fight off the looming sinus infection.
On Saturday night
Miss M and the other 80 children at children's church listened
And I used my teacher voice because the mic system was down.
On Saturday night
Miss M kept asking what was wrong with my voice
And I knew it would be gone be totally gone by morning.
On Sunday morning
Miss M said we could just stay home in pjs
And I thanked her for that gift of understanding.
On Sunday afternoon
Miss M whispered back to me every time she didn't hear what I said the first time
And I kept trying not to use my voice.
On Sunday night
Miss M slept
And I arranged a car ride for her to go to school tomorrow.
On Monday morning
Miss M will go to school
And I will rest, not talk, and hopefully start the downhill part of this "thing."
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Miss M is a kiddo who apologizes.
A lot.
For things in her control
And not in her control.
People have long nagged me about the same issue.
I don't even know I do it.
Then I apologize again when they point it out to me.
It's a vicious cycle.
But, now I do know
How truly annoying it is at times.
Anyway -
Well, now that I am sick,
Miss M keeps apologizing.
I have developed a canned response,
"Hey, when you leave with each other
And love each other,
You are bound to share the good, bad, and sickness."
She didn't apologize as much today
I was actually able to blow my nose without her saying
"I'm sorry."
That's progress.
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Praise Reports:
-My cousin was in town this weekend. We had a great time and we were able to discuss "boundaries" and "personal space" a few times and my cousin was willing to be that guinea pig in helping Miss M develop questions and statements before invading others' personal space.
-Miss M has a ride to school tomorrow and I can take the day to rest. Huge blessing.
Prayer Request:
-That my sinus infection will heal quickly. I hate these things and I get them way too much.
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