Show t A S' S V f 1 F if n J 1 Bees WAXING WAX N by Mary Bee OUR LINDA had to stay home from school with the flu one day last week Ordinarily missing missing missing mis mis- sing a day of school with the flu fiu isn't unusual except Linda has had attendance for her whole five years in school Its rough breaking a record like that She cried as as' as the school bus went off without her But Im I'm glad the record is its it's been hanging over her head like an ogre for the past year and a half as she began getting closer and closer to finishing elementary school without missing a day BESIDES I Im I'm getting tired of all the notes Take 1 last a s t Tuesday for forin instance in in instance instance stance Linda woke up feeling a little rocky rocky not not sick just not quite well I was faced with the same dilemma mothers fa face c e continually continually continually con con- while their kids are going to school school school-is is she sick enough to keep home or shall sl I send her to school My own rule is if she is running running running run run- ning a fever keep her home if not send her Which one of my kids was it used to ask me to feel my head to see if I have havea a headache headache- Linda wasn't running a fever so I told her her hershe she could go but not to play outside in this nasty weather during recess Ill have to have a note then then- she replied A A note why why why- TO TELL THE teacher I 4 a J. J S 1 f 3 A. A i 1 J j J t v v I J. J Ann t 1 U t TI cant can't play outside during re re- re cess If you dont don't send a note the teacher will make me go out Okay heres here's a note saying you can cant can't t play outside Now Ill I'll give you a couple of aspirins to take if you get a headache Then Ill I'll h have a veto to have another note saying its all right for form forme me to take the aspirins Another note That's silly It stands to to- reason if I send you to school with a couple of aspirins I want you to take them them- That doesn't matter matter- she answered glumly The teacher wont won't let anyone take any medicine medicine med med- without a note OKAY A NOTE to give you permission to take an aspirin anything else else elseI I was be beginning beginning beginning be- be ginning to get sick of writing notes by this time Well today is PE If you dont don't want me running around inthe in inthe the gym you better send a note saying I cant can't take PE Oh brother Heres Here's a note saying you cant can't go outside and andone andone andone one saying you can take some aspirin if you get a headache and one saying you cant can't take PE That should take care of everything Now if you get real sick call me and Ill I'll come after you I I 1 cant can't do that without a note What you cant can't call home without a note if you are sick Come on now you must be putting me on How does anyone know for sure when they are getting getting getting get get- ting sick I mean what if you get sick real sudden like wouldn't they let you call home home- Nope Hope not without a note Janet got sick and they made her stay the rest or of the of-the the day t V X i. r nJ aO S JOG ro T Al r 1 Ii L t because she didn't have a note NOW DOESN'T that make a alot alot alot lot of sense I ask you readers doesn't that make a lot of sense Suppose your kid had to throw up cant can't you just see it She runs to the teacher with her hand over her mouth Teacher I think Im I'm going to throw up up Have you got a note from your mother mother- the teacher asks sternly No Well forget it then No one is allowed to throw up without a note from their mother OR SUPPOSE your kid fell down and broke his leg leg He is lying on the play playground ground a ring of kids around him Here comes a teacher What happened happened- Bobby fell down and broke his leg Broke his leg Let me see Yep its broke r ke all right The boy is grinning bravely through his tears Bobby says the teacher Do you have a note from your mother mother- No says Bobby ALL AIL RIGHT NIGHT you march right into that classroom and write t times I i m e s I will not break my leg without a note from my mother You know the rules rules- See what I mean In Inthe the future I will ignore the fervent pleas from the school board to cut out unnecessary absences If my kids are a little bit sick Ill I'll keep em home Cause Im I'm tired of writing Bee ri Mary v i 1 A. A I J. J i. i I |