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08/22/2006
It's late August and I really should be back at school
Or at least my kids are. Youngest started Kindergarten yesterday. First day is traditionally a half-day just about everywhere, and our district is no exception. Some school districts have half-day kindergarten, but not ours. They go all day.
I went to work a little late to get the obligatory first-day photos. Happy, upbeat, fun are all words I'd use to describe Youngest's mood. I wasn't there when she came home, having gone to work and all. Wonderful Wife could tell that things weren't quite copacetic when the kids got off the bus. There is the instant uncertainty - "Should I be worried?" "Did something happen at school?" "Is she sick?". A quick check of the forehead revealed we had a little inferno on our hands. Clear liquids, STAT! 100 MG Tylenol ASAP! Monitor body temperature.
She's been a trooper, that little one. Basically happy even though she's hot enough to melt microchips. Or Dell laptop batteries supplied by Sony. We're keeping the fluids and fever reducers going. Appetite is good. Energy not too bad.
You love your kids, you know, and you'd trade places with them in a heartbeat when they're sick.
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