This morning Jack woke up with a deep cough and a slight fever. Dang it, if he didn't have the fever I would totally have sent him to school. Emma and Jack were having a discussion during breakfast regarding who was more sick. I know that Emma wasn't so interested in going to school when Jack had a good out. Well, not one to coddle my unsick children, I headed off to school to drop off Emma.
I managed to get a few things done (laundry) and get lunch in before I got a call from the nurse's office. Emma's ear was hurting her. I'm not sure if this was a legitimate call, but she stayed at school until 1pm. Good enough for me.
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I need to buy more tissue. Danny can go through half a box at a sitting. Fortunately he's over the last bout of sniffles, but can the next one be far behind?
No sick days for him.
One of my favorite Dad memories...
Being one of the very annoying ( and for a school kid-unlucky!!!) beings that was rarely sick in my youth I would watch the tv morning movie schedule until Pat Boone's "Mardi Gras" was showing (why this movie was my favorite I do NOT know!!)and than sidle up to Dad while he was shaving in the morning ( he didn't have an electric razor then so lots of hot water was involved). I would look pathetic and hand him the thermometer which he would take and put under the hot water... after a minute or so he would hand it back to me and I would take it to Mom ( who never let anyone miss school except in the case of fever or viable spots) who would read said thermometer and let me stay home. I don't know if she was wise to the scam or not, but I sure enjoyed my one day off per year.
Just give them some Advil and you've got a good four hours until the fever will show up at school. :0
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