"Good idea."
"I need to catch up on my schoolwork anyway. And the next time I"m not feeling well, I"ll tell you. That way I can see the doctor before I get so sick."
"Another good idea."
"Thank you," I said again. I kissed Mom. "I"m really tired," I told her, "but I have to do one more thing before I go to bed."
I stood up. Then I went into Mom"s room. It was time to talk to my father.
About the Author.
ANN M. MARTIN did a lot of baby-sitting when she was growing up in Princeton, New Jersey. Now her favorite baby-sitting charge is her cat, Mouse, who lives with her in her Manhattan apartment.
Ann Martin"s Apple Paperbacks include Yours Turly, Shirley; Ten Kids, No Pets; With You and Without You; b.u.mmer Summer; and all the other books in the Baby-sitters Club series.
She is a former editor of books for children, and was graduated from Smith College. She likes ice cream, the beach, and I Love Lucy; and she hates to cook.