BY LAUREN K.

ATE PEANUTS, WHICH I'M ALLERGIC TO

BACKPACK, WHICH HAD ALL MY SCHOOL THINGS, LEFT IT AT AUNT'S HOUSE IN NEW YORK

CAT RAN AWAY

DAD FORGOT TO PUT GAS IN THE CAR

EVERYBODY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A HUGE TEST ALL ABOUT THE EARTH

FEVER WAS 109 AND WAS SUPER DIZZY

GOT THE WHOOPING COUGH

HAD TO GO TO THE DENTIST WHICH IS ALL THE WAY IN SAN FRANCISCO

I DIDN'T DO MY HOMEWORK AND DIDN'T WANT TO GET IN TROUBLE

JUST DIDN'T WANT TO GO

KEPT WATCHING T.V. BECAUSE MY FAVORITE SHOW WAS ON FOR 2 HOURS

LITTLE SISTER HAD TO GO TO MAINE FOR A DANCE COMPETITION

MOM FORGOT HER MEDICINE AT WALGREENS IM L.A.

NOBODY BOTHERED TO FIX ME BREAKFAST

OPOSSUMS WERE ALL OVER THE FRONT YARD

PEED IN MY PANTS AND WERE SOAKING WET

QUAILS ATTACKED MY HOUSE

RATTLESNAKES BIT MY TOES

SHOES WERE ALL WORN OUT FROM RUNNING THE MARATHON

TWO BONES WERE TAKEN OUT OF BOTH MY FEET

UMBRELLA FELL INTO THE OCEAN, SO COULDN'T WALK IN THE HEAVY RAIN

VULTURES WERE ALL OVER THE STREET, SO COULDN'T DRIVE OVER IT

WHY NOT?

XYLOPHONE FELL ON MY FEET AND STARTED THROBBING ERRATICALLY

YELLOW JACKETS STUNG MY HANDS WHILE THEY WERE IN SUCH PAIN ALREADY

ZAMBONI RAN OVER ME ON THE ICE RINK