I Think I’m Getting Sick!

Posted by Jenn Greenleaf Feb 4, 2009

Some of you know that I’m a fierce vitamin taker and Airborne user. Those two rituals have kept me cold-free since August and, with a family the size of mine, that’s no small feat. Right now, three of the kids have coughs and I’m sure the other two will be coughing and/or sneezing soon enough. My fiancé has a cold ALL the time (he works outside, so it’s difficult to keep his immune system in check), so I can’t believe I haven’t gotten sick sooner.

I’m glad I haven’t, though!

I’m talking about this because, when I was little, I was sick all the time. I have memories of missing a lot of school and, when I was sitting in bed wishing I felt better, I would start thinking creatively. I decided to get out one of those metal TV trays my mom had and fill it with art supplies. When I wasn’t crashed out from the medicine or the symptoms of whatever was going on, I was working with these materials. I needed to keep my “creative self” alive, even when I was feeling at my worst.

It’s been a long time since that’s happened. Now, I’m the mom and my TV trays are wooden. ::smiles:: Now, my children are the ones gathering their art supplies whenever they don’t feel well, and keeping their “creative selves” alive. It’s neat to watch, because I never shared my story with them about what I did when I didn’t feel good when I was a child. Right now, they’re all sitting at the kitchen table waiting to get ready for their bus . . . and drawing dragons. I love mornings like this.