Come, Mommy

…but it’s still a pretty nasty bug. I came down with it first, last weekend, and then Liam got it, and then Kiri. Thank goodness Kevin has managed to evade its evil clutches. We were down and out for most of this week – Liam missed four days of school, and Kevin stayed home from work for two days in order to take care of the rest of us. (Thank you, thank you, Dear Husband of Mine!). Several times Liam told me “Mommy? I wish I was a magician because if I was a magician I could turn myself into someone else and then I wouldn’t have this sore throat anymore!” The saving grace in all of this was that Gran-Gran was in town and was able to entertain sick children when the going got truly tough. Thank you, Gran-Gran!

Finally, this morning, Liam managed to make it back to school, Kieran and I made it to our parent-child class at Liam’s school, and Kevin returned to the salt mines of the pharmaceutical industry. After a long week of fevers, aching throats, coughing, and tummy troubles, I am happy to proclaim, “Thank Goodness it’s Friday!”