Being sick sucks.

My Mom always used to say that I was like my Grandma (her Mom), because I hated being sick. I found it to be a complete waste of time and very unproductive. Why lie around in bed, when there are so many other things I could be doing!?

Well, a recent diagnosis put me on a 5 day isolation from anything that I love doing in NYC. That meant my Dad's trip to NYC was cancelled and so were our tickets to "Kinky Boots" and "The Book of Mormon."

I found this childhood photo, where my parents had tucked me into bed and I wasn't having it. However, you have to enjoy all the great 80's toys in this photo: I'm wearing a Popples nightgown, in She-Ra bed sheets, with a Butterbear from "The Wuzzles" plush and a "Pillow Pal" (just like DJ Tanner had in "Full House") and a Starlite horse from "Rainbow Brite."

Even if I can't go outside, at least I can stare out my window at the sun and update my blog.

Rainbow Brite & the Mystery of the Missing Star Sprinkles.

When I was a  kid, my family would take numerous vacations to Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, MO. It was the closest theme park to Lincoln and only about a 3 1/2 hour drive down. During my childhood obession with Rainbow Brite, there was a live action show that families could attend. During this show, they would pick a few kids out of the audience and you would get a giant magnifying glass and cap to help Rainbow Brite solve the "Mystery of the Missing Star Sprinkles!"

After being called on stage, maybe their director sensed my enthusiasm, saw my Rainbow Brite dress or just knew how many times I had dragged my Dad back to the show; but they picked me!

Looking back at these photos, I don't know how I wasn't terrified of the giant Sprites or Lurky. But it still remains a fond memory of my childhood and our family trips to Worlds of Fun.