The Miracle of Children's Tylenol

Ellie showed up at my door to my great surprise. She walked in, kicked off her shoes and said her stomach hurt her all day and her throat hurt. I sat down in Nonnie's old rocker and we rocked with Meena the cat. Also called Meeno, by mistake. Meena tapped Ellie's and my nose with her wee paw. That pleased the owners of both noses. Some time later, the feverish child lay lethargic as the Other Mother continued her move, loading her belongings into the van we once shared. I took Ellie's temp and was impressed enough by it and Ellie to deliver the goods. Children's Tylenol. We sat together reading books, watching the cat, and being quiet.

When Suddenly, a new girl immerged. Eager she was to play a game, eat a bowl of cereal and complain about the skimpy portion. She lept to the other end of the house to play the piano with Kim. If only Tylenol had that effect on grown-ups.