Flu for You

Jackie ♦ March 13, 2009 ♦ 1 Comment

There’s been a nasty flu going around, and this was apparently our week– Sophie came down with it on Monday and stayed home that day and Tuesday, we sent her to school this morning but she was running a fever when I came to check on her Wednesday, so I took her home for the afternoon. While I was there, I checked on Lucy too (the advantages of flexible part-time work), and she had been coughing all morning, so I took her too. We spent all afternoon lounging, coughing, and watching a serious amount of children’s television, including Annie and Wordgirl and more, more, more. They ate plain spaghetti and ice cream and drank juice and water, and we all snuggled together as much as possible. Today was more of the same, only with The Wizard of Oz and The Princess Bride.

I think it’s a sign of how big and independent they seem to me now that I actually enjoyed getting to spend some time in the sickbay– it was kind of a throwback to their toddler days, in a way, when I could encircle them with anything they needed and keep them close under my watchful eye. I am thrilled to have my big strong sassy girls, but it’s nice to cuddle them too, and feel their flushed cheeks and soft hands and the weight of their warm (feverish) bodies as we lay on the couch in the glow of the TV screen.

But now, I must admit, I’m getting a little stir-crazy.