The Boss

The Boss

It was a Sunday morning. Mom was sick in bed. " Mom needs more orange juice, " Dad said. " I'll go to the store and get some for her. I'll be right back. Be good while I'm gone. "

" Dad is gone, " said my big brother. “ Now I'm the boss. " " I want to be the boss, " said my little sister. " We can take turns. You go first, " I told my big brother.

" OK, " he said. " Let's make breakfast for Mom. Let's make her some toast. " I put peanut butter on the toast. My brother put grape jelly on top. Then my sister added chocolate chips. " Mom can eat the toast when she wakes up, " said my brother.

" Now it's my turn to be the boss, " I said. " Let's make a card for Mom. " My brother got some paper, and I got the paint. We wrote, " Get Well, Mom. " My sister painted flowers. She got some blue paint on the card. She got some blue paint in her hair!

" My turn! ” said my little sister. " Now I'm the boss. I want balloons for Mom. " My brother and I just smiled. Our little sister loved balloons. My brother got a balloon and blew it up. " Bigger! " my sister shouted. So he blew some more. He blew and blew until. . .