Just two hours after declaring a sick day:
The "under the weather" toddler's room is destroyed.
The sock drawer is broken into.
Pairs are cruelly yanked apart after minutes spent matching them together.
Certain dogs who know better take advantage of the parental figure's assumed ambivalence and decide to convalesce on clean sheets doled out by the "sick" child.
The parental figure can only gaze at the toddler's pull out couch and spend some time trying to devise a way to relax comfortably on it while the "woefully ill" toddler continues their spree of chaos.
Does this toddler, interrupted in her quest to potty train Tigger, look sick to you?
Didn't think so.
OMG!!!! She so totally belongs to my family - my sons do that all the time!!! Except they even take the sheets off of their beds exposing the mattress but no sign of the floor!!! it is covered!
Posted by: Krystal | October 15, 2008 at 12:08 PM
So you're saying that's NOT normal behavior for a toddler? Seriously? My kid does that all day long. Sprite needs to come and teach him some manners.
Posted by: Casey | October 15, 2008 at 12:27 PM
I don't know, she is looking a little flushed while taking tigger to be potty trained! ;)
I hope she is not sick, but if she is I hope she gets better soon.
Posted by: WickedStepMom | October 15, 2008 at 12:39 PM
That totally looks like my house right now, only "laziness" is my excuse!
I'm glad to see it looks like she's feeling better!
Posted by: Sammanthia | October 15, 2008 at 12:40 PM
That's totally what I do when I'm home sick. There's no time for rest when Tigger needs potty-training. She's practicing for mommy-hood, just pushing through the pain.
Posted by: Deemarie | October 15, 2008 at 12:42 PM
LOL - our three-year-old does the same thing, IN REVERSE. She puts everyone's stuff away. It can be days until I find my cell phone, which she has carefully tucked into her baby stroller for a nice nap.
Great pics! It looks like Sprite is feeling great ;).
Posted by: goodfather | October 15, 2008 at 01:15 PM
Hilarious!! Logan has that same crib, now turned into a big-boy bed *sniff*
Posted by: HeatherPride | October 15, 2008 at 01:59 PM
Poor you! A magical WW to you.
Posted by: Amy | October 15, 2008 at 02:25 PM
Oh, I am laughing so hard right now, particularly @ the potty training of Tigger.
So cute!!
Posted by: bessie.viola | October 15, 2008 at 02:32 PM
So, so funny.
Oh this reminds me of Jonathan after he goes through the living room.
Posted by: Lisa @ Boondock Ramblings | October 15, 2008 at 03:16 PM
Oh she sucker punched you but good. I love the spree of chaos remark. Every time one of mine is sick, the entire house gets destroyed. It's as if they emit garbage and toys as they cross a room...blows my mind every time.
Posted by: The Stiletto Mom | October 15, 2008 at 03:27 PM
This is why children's clothes should not have pockets. Just more places to hide crap...
Posted by: Sprite's Keeper | October 15, 2008 at 03:44 PM
LaLa just asked me "Why does Sprite have a messy room?" I told her "cause she is sick" I couldn't think of anything else.
Posted by: Kat | October 15, 2008 at 04:01 PM
Oh, my, she is looking rather well for a sick girl...
Posted by: Elle Charlie | October 15, 2008 at 05:49 PM
2 hours????? Set a play date with my kids and they will teach her to increase productivity to produce that mess within 15 minutes :)
Posted by: carrie | October 15, 2008 at 06:06 PM
LOL
Isn't that always the case?
Posted by: anna | October 15, 2008 at 07:27 PM
Oh dear. She looks AWFUL! Dreadful and just so sickly. Poor thing. I hope she gets her strength back soon. Poor dear. :)
Posted by: steenky bee | October 15, 2008 at 08:24 PM
Oh, I know that 'not sick' look anywhere. We had the same situation over here about a month ago. Too funny. Now that I think about it....
Posted by: Miss Jack | October 16, 2008 at 01:05 AM
You know, she needs to do a little better. I actually could see some exposed carpet!
Posted by: Becca | October 16, 2008 at 09:52 AM
omg, those cheeks!
Posted by: Sherendipity | October 16, 2008 at 07:34 PM
You haven't seen Sean's room yet!!
Posted by: Heidi | October 16, 2008 at 08:32 PM