when life is tough

Alex had a bad day today. All month he had been looking forward to his pre-school excursion on the school bus to the farm to see the baby animals. But he had been battling the flu all week and was too sick to go today. He was so upset and disappointed. He tried really hard to get better and put up a brave front, but it was no good. Thursday morning he was pale and looked exhausted; had a nasty cough and runny nose and a fever. He even lost his appetite. It pained me to make the call to his teacher, knowing how excited he was about the trip. But it was the right thing to do. His fever broke last night at long last, so it looks like he may make it to pre-school on Tuesday.