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What's With The Sick?

Has The Sick invaded your house already too? How do you avoid it?

At our house, it's become very obvious that the school year has started yet again.

I know it's the school year, not just by our busier morning schedule, but by the number of Kleenex boxes we have already gone through and the number of times I have heard "I don't feel good". The Sick has arrived at our house.  

As predicted, by the third week of school, my daughter was home sick from school at least one day. Followed almost immediately by the toddler also getting sick. As also predicted, she ended up with not only a cold but a sinus infection. (Have I mentioned how much I love that our peditrician practices from the Whitefish Bay clinic? Well I LOVE that.)  

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This weekend, my husband also came down with The Sick.  As a normally healthy guy, this one has hit him hard. So hard that by Sunday night, he was contemplating a trip to the ER. Thankfully it hasn't come to that, but as I type, he's been home sick and sleeping since around noon today.  I, as SuperMom, have no plans on catching The Sick. However if I do, you can bet it will be by next weekend, our sixth wedding anniversary.

Dear The Sick,

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Please take note. It's the beginning of October and the weather is still nice.  I'll give you a pass for arriving right on time, as predicted, but now please go away until at least January. We just don't have time to entertain you around here.

Thank you, SuperMom

So, what do you do to avoid The Sick? 

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