can i take a "sick day"?

it seems that if js or pbs get sick they have the option of feeling sick. if i get sick i feel sick but have to keep going. i guess that's the life of a sahm or of any mom. i know there's been at least one time when both pbs and i were sick and js was able to work from home. i am very thankful for that kind of flexibility in his work and with his employers.

pbs was running a slight fever yesterday and has had a very runny nose for the past couple of days. we're all suffering from allergies. but pbs has the added pleasure of teething with his two eye teeth starting to pop through and maybe a couple more molars. poor kid's cheeks are so red, splotchy and dry from eczema. we coat him with cream and lotion and sometimes his cheeks look like they are sun or wind burned. they don't seem to bother him too much though. he's been scratching his eyes a lot too...but maybe that's because he need's a haircut. i've been a chicken, putting it off and not wanting to cut it myself. js wanted to wait until grandma and grandpa got here for easter so they could see pbs' long hair.

grandma and grandpa arrive today for easter. i think i will take a "sick day" or afternoon and/or evening while they are here. they've offered to watch pbs while js and i go out one day or night. i'm sure they wouldn't mind a little more time with him.

i can remember my dad taking "sick days" once in a while when he wanted to spend more time with the family. that was always fun. maybe we need to have more "sick days" as a family. i think i'll make that suggestion to js. let's schedule a few "sick days" this summer when we can have fun as a family.