Other than the fact that he was painfully bored today, Charlie felt better, but he stayed home anyway because … well because after last year’s rotovirus outbreak, I do NOT want to be the parent of Patient Zero. When we took Henry to school this morning, we stopped to pick up Charlie’s work for the day, which consisted of coloring shapes because he’s in kindergarten after all. He took his time and meticulously colored every inch of every triangle, and then counted them all, and then wrote his name. All with his tongue sticking out of his mouth.
It would have been cute, except that it only ate up one hour of the SEVEN he was home with me, which left a lot of time. Tomorrow: back to school! Or else.
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Loved this. Today my three year old was yelling for me and I finally came into her room after she’d been poorly behaved ALL day and she asks, “Mommy do you give up yet?” Because get what I say when I throw up my hands and walk off?
Wow, you’re really smart! You’re day was better than mine at least! And you’ve got SCHOOL to send them to! Haha
By A. Berkoski on 08.26.08 10:06 pm | Permalink
I am a MAJOR stickler about not going to school sick. I always keep The Poo home for the smallest symptoms.
Hope he is better today!
By mrs. chicken on 08.27.08 8:42 am | Permalink
hmmmmm, is it just me, or does he look like he’s coloring a circle?
On behalf of families everywhere who do not ever send their kids to school sick, a huge THANK YOU! Miss 10 has classmates who come to school sick on a weekly basis, and last year I was ready to tear my hair out with all the illness brought home.
The tongue is adorable, and my Miss 10 still does that, no matter what she’s doing, even swimming.
By Mama Bear on 08.27.08 9:19 am | Permalink
I’m home sick too, and I’m a teacher! I’m HATING not being there! (But I’m puking, and that is not a great thing to do on students.)
I’m glad you didn’t send him, because it only spreads the yuck.
I would like to tell you that my husband still sticks his tongue out when he is working on something.
By Stephanie on 08.27.08 5:31 pm | Permalink
A tip for next time…copy the sheet and have him do it 7 more times. Boy I’m mean!
By Dianna on 08.27.08 5:44 pm | Permalink
Here’s what I did when my Henry was home sick from school last week (only a couple of days after school actually started): I washed every sheet and towel and bedspread in the house. Why? I’d be delighted to explain: I was washing every sheet and towel in the house while Henry was home sick because the night *before* Henry got sick, I discovered that his brother Joe had pinworms.
They’re plotting against us, I swear to God.
By Margaret on 08.27.08 7:21 pm | Permalink
my son was in his first week of kindergarten last week and missed 3 days with what was supposedly strep, but it turns out it was not! I heartily agree that sick kids do NOT belong at school. We watched a lot of Diego and ate a lot of popsicles last week. then on Sat, my 2 year old got it. yuck! hang in there.
By Susannah on 08.27.08 8:46 pm | Permalink
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