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My wife was away last week. She went to Seattle to visit her sister who was having a baby. So, I stayed home with four kids for a week. The catch? They all started feeling sick right before my wife left. After several days of massive coughing fits and fevers that came and went, I finally got them to the doctor. To no one’s surprise, we found out they all have pneumonia! I say, to no one’s surprise, because we have friends who had the same illness go through their family the week before and two of their kids had to go to the hospital for treatment for their pneumonia. Thankfully, we avoided the hospital.
So, needless to say, our homeschooling looked a little different this week. I have to give a shout out to my daughter Abbie, who continued doing math every day, even though she felt lousy. She also read a book to her two youngest siblings to help them pass the time. My boys and I had some good bonding time watching a marathon of The Hobbit trilogy (over two nights). Katie and I played Monopoly Empire at least a half dozen times. With each of my kids, we had the opportunity for conversations that probably would not have happened during a normal week.
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