My Valentiny PB Entry

How To Ungrump A Bad Day

It was February 13th, the day before Valentine’s Day.

It got off to a very bad start, when I fell out of bed,

whacking my head, on the floor, kerplunky!

Then my Mommy made me some

icky oatmeal which I just stirred and stirred

until it was cold and clumpy.

She said we had to hurry up

and made that scrunched-up face

that I said makes her look so frumpy.

She seemed mad, and drove to preschool

with the radio on, while I rode along

in my car seat, on the road so bumpy.

I would not say good-bye to her

so she left without a kiss or hug

and I felt sad and mad and jumpy.

I was staring out the window when

my teacher said, “Hey there friend,

why so down-in the-dumpsey?”

Then she helped me make a valentine,

with so much paper held with glitter

and glue that it was kind of lumpy!

When my Mom came, I gave it to her.

She hugged me, and just like mine,

I could feel her heart go thumpy.

We went home then,

to start again,

and neither of us felt grumpy.

by Tammi J Truax