Kiss my nose?

This week we took a sick day for the first time in a long time. Aurora had trouble sleeping on Tuesday and Wednesday nights and I suspected that she might have a sore throat. The first time she woke up coughing and miserable, I asked if mommy could kiss anything to make it feel better and she said "my nose?". I kissed her nose and she said "thanks!" and went back to sleep, no problem.

The next day we had a similar conversation and she asked me to kiss her tongue, which I did. Then she came down with a 101.6 fever and was sent home from school - and her teacher told me that one of her friends was diagnosed with strep throat. Fortunately for all of us, her fever went away quickly, her cough and throat seem to have improved, and I have not caught whatever it was.

We made the best of our time off - slept in, stayed in our pajamas all morning, worked puzzles and played silly games. Chuck and I split up the day, as usual, and I hear they spent the afternoon watching movies.

I was going to say that mommy's kisses are the best medicine, but considering she got sicker after the kisses, that may not be entirely true. Of course, if you asked Aurora she'd tell you they are - so I intend to continue to kiss whatever ails her.