Beth stayed home sick this past Thursday and Friday. Michel reminded me last night that I didn’t write a note for her. So I quickly tossed a note together based on my, admittedly, faulty memory of last week.

To whom it may concern,

Please excuse Beth for being absent last Thursday and Friday. We wanted her to go to school but she pulled out her handy six-shooter and told us she was taking a couple of days off. Needless to say, we understood her reasoning and decided to let her stay home.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

For some reason Beth didn’t want to hand this note in to the attendance office.