"Sick" Boys, originally uploaded by cheryl.
And our next victim is our previous victim ... Xander is a two-time winner this week. Staples last Friday, fever today. We got his phone call about an hour after we dropped him off at school.
We wondered about him this morning. He slept in, which isn't much like him anymore. But he was also wide awake at 3 o'clock in the morning for several hours, so we kind of thought he might just be sleeping in.
Nope. His teachers called half way through his day to report a low-grade fever, and he was picked up and brought back home. Where he proceeded to play computer as though nothing was even remotely wrong with him. He hasn't slept, hasn't seemed the least bit tired or unwell. And he's been eating and drinking just fine.
That makes two of them. Connor, who was quite pitiful most of the day yesterday and even late last night, woke up like his normal self. He's been chatty, playful, silly and has been eating and drinking just like normal. He has been medicated, so perhaps that's the reason he feels well. Or perhaps he had a false positive on his flu test. Who knows.
We're probably going to keep both of them home again tomorrow, just to be sure. But Thursday they're most likely going back to school. Mommy can only take so much togetherness, especially when they feel well enough to follow me around the house and pester me to death. If I hear "Hey, Mom!" one more time from the first sick boy, it might be an early bedtime for everyone.
Sick boys, sort of. Tired Mommy, absolutely.