I’m sick, and so is half of Kade’s preschool class. They cancelled school tomorrow so they can disinfect the classroom and hopefully stop the outbreak. I have a sinking feeling that Kade may have started the whole thing last week when I sent him to school with a runny nose that I thought was allergies, but quickly turned into a sore throat and cough that stretched out over a week. Liv has it, Kyle has it, and now it’s my turn…waa.

Enough crying, tomorrow is “Talk Like a Pirate” day and I’m feeling better already. There’s nothing like strapping on a bandanna, an eyepatch and one of Kade’s 10,000 pirate hats; running around the house saying things like “walk the plank, scallywag,” “swab the decks,” and “this hardtack has weevils in it,” (you know…the usual pirate stuff); and successfully forgetting all about being sick and the minor detail that I have to run 20 miles on Saturday.

I heart pirates.