10. You can break out the retro décor, like that red rubber hot water bottle.
9. It’s not morning sickness—and certainly not if you’re a post-menopausal woman or a man of any age (and if you’re a man, you can finally experience one thing pregnancy does to women).
8. You have new purpose for those fancy fragrant candles you got as generic gifts.
7. You can try new food combinations, like lemon-lime pop, Jello and custard with saltines.
6. You can head for bed long before bedtime.
5. You have a fresh excuse when a telemarketer calls.
4. Taking a long bath and burrowing under several blankets is part of the “cure.”
3. You can lose weight.
2. You find new things to be thankful for, like modern indoor plumbing.
And finally:
1. Even if your head is banging, your stomach rolling, and your lower quarters rumbling, you’re still alive.
The flu visited our home this week. It puts a new spin on “give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thessalonians 5:19). Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a hankering for some saltines.….
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