Tell Me About It!

I read this in the "Tell Me About It" advice column yesterday. The author, Carolyn Hax, had a hilarious description of children: Kids are fragile, uncoordinated, time-sucking germ magnets whose top two hobbies are smiling at strangers and exploring electrical sockets. Ha ha! That just tickled my funny bone - because it is so true, especially the germ magnet part! Before Princess started Kindergarten, we kept our germs fairly contained. Once and a while, one or the other of the kids would catch a bug when we ventured out to MOPS, church, or to the grocery store but for the most part, we were a healthy family. Since Princess started school, we have had colds, flu, ear infections, sniffles, coughs, ear infections, and ear infections. I have not had this many ear infections since I was in grade school! It's been crazy! We have 15 days until school is over for the year and we are out of the germ pool - I cannot wait! My question is "Does it get worse the more kids you have in school and, if so, how do you ever even get your kids to school?" Summer time, summer time, sum sum summer time! I can't wait!