Infestation

For My Boyzies...


Three little boys -
coughing in their beds
snotting and sneezing -
with fevers in their heads.

Jesse had it first
and his fever did grow
When he'd go to kiss the baby
I would say: "No! No!"

Your germies -
they're so yucky!
They don't need to be spread!
But loving little Jesse
Couldn't get that through his head!

So he coughed and he snotted
and the juices did flow.
And Mama shook her head
and just said: "Here we go..."

A storm - she's a brewin'
they will ALL get it now!
But there's a silver lining...
'least it's not "Mad Cow!" (Lame, I know. I was struggling with this verse!)

Just some sick little hoolies
in their jammies with a cold.
with orifices' a-oozing -
What a sight to behold!

Mama needs more coffee
and she's bleary-eyed, too!
But she's settled on the couch
and she'll read some more "Pooh."

And she'll snuggle little boyzies
And she'll wipe little nosies
And those little thankful smiles -
are worth a million posies!


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475. Ability to stay home with my boys when they're sick
476. soft jammies
477. lemon honey tea
478. cartoons in the morning
479. vicks vaporizers
480. sick days from school
481. unlimited supply of coffee for the Mama
482. warm outside breezes sweeping the yuck from the house
483. cozy beds, flannel sheets
484. Adventures in Odyssey
485. extended naptimes
486. nowhere we need to go
487. a healthy winter, overall
488. My Mama who checks in on me!
489. A doting Daddy who take shifts in the nighttime
490. Life's pace slowing down for a few days...