Friday, November 13, 2009

Friday the 13th

It just occurred to me that I did not see one media reference today to the superstition-riddled date. Finally they may be catching on to the idea that we have grown beyond that fear. Or maybe it's just that our attention spans are so short that we don't even make the connection anymore.

Starflower was born very early in the morning on a Friday the 13th of August. She spent another sick day home from school, as did Mr. Attitude. The Hermit took Starflower to the doctor, where she received yet another strep throat diagnosis and penicillin shot. She seems to get strep pretty often. I'm glad she's feeling better now. As for Mr. Attitude, he was already on the mend but just needed one more day. Both of them will be spending a bit of time this weekend catching up on homework.

I worked late tonight making sure another Minnesota lake was well stocked with walleye fingerlings. I wonder about the efficacy of such an effort, but then again I like my paycheck enough to question too much for now.

3 comments:

Jayne said...

I knew it was the 13th and really don't put much stock in superstition, but boy, was work crazy!! For the number of patients we had, it should have been really manageable, and yet, I did not leave until almost 6:30!
Hope everyone in your house is feeling much better soon Deb. :c)

R.Powers said...

I think any day spent in the company of fish is a good one. I hope your youngsters are feeling better.

Deb said...

Jayne- maybe there is something to this Friday the 13th stuff!

FC- it is kind of fun to see all those fish as they are introduced into the lake environment. I hope they swim long and prosper! I think the young ones are feeling better today. They will tackle the homework and piano practice tomorrow.