How to tell when your 5 year old daughter is feeling better ...

Bethany came down sick on Monday evening after the school dance club - Charlotte wasn't too impressed as she had to mop it up! I thought we had a school caretaker for that sort of thing .. I remember when I was a child, whenever anyone was sick at school the caretaker would put sawdust over it and then stand a chair over the pile. If I was caretaker, I'd add cinnamon to the sawdust - my own special blend to cover the child's special blend.

So after throwing up once more at home, Bethany went to bed at 5pm and slept through until 5am, and then slept again until 9am .. You'll note that 'Pinky', Bethany's bear, is on her headboard and not in his normal place of next to B's pillow - Pinky isn't machine washable ...

One more bout of sickness and another nap, and suddenly Bethany was better and demanding toast, cut into triangle shapes and with no black bits on the back! When I was her age my Mum always knew when I was feeling better as I'd fancy a fishfinger sandwich! Even now, if I'm 'recovering' from sickness, I will get a Fillet O'Fish from McDonalds for a quick fix ...

Yes, I know ... Weird.