Sick Day

  My daughter is sick and there are so many reasons why this makes me feel sad. 

First there is her being sick.  It's so strange to see her curled up on the couch instead of twirling, dancing, singing, or even reading.  She just doesn't want to do anything.  She is normally so full of light and seeing her sick is so difficult.

Then there is her deep sadness at missing school.  There is really nothing that makes a parent happier than knowing that their kids love school.  She loves school so much that she cried this morning when she realized that a) she wasn't going to have perfect attendance this year, b) she was going to miss french class, c) she was going to miss the arts program toady.  I hurts my heart to see her sad.

Finally, just to prove that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, I was very sad to realize that because she was staying home from school, I was too!  sigh....

We have done pretty well so far today.  It's been very quiet in the house, and she's rested a lot, and snacked a bit, and I really hope she feels better tomorrow (for both of our sakes)