Elena got sick at school last Thursday. I got a call from the school saying they couldn't get a hold of Donna (she was in meetings and has no cell phone). They got a hold of me, but I take the bus and so had no way to pick her up. As it was, Donna got there in an hour or so. Elena was asleep in the school office. They stayed there while Amanda went to dance class and then went home.
Elena's recovery has been slow but steady. She never threw up again (just once during recess at school), and her symptoms have not been severe. She has had a fever off-and-on for a few days, and at times had a cough bad enough to wake her up. Now, she has some lingering coughing and a runny nose. Otherwise, she is fully recovered.
But her illness had caused some changes in plans. We put our car shopping on-hold, after having only test-driven two cars. We also did not participate in the last soccer game and the end-of-season soccer party. That was no big loss, though. The girls never really enjoyed the soccer games (they never got the hang of not being able to take turns), although they liked the practices just fine. The soccer party is also when the trophys were handed out. We chose not to get the girls a trophy, so it's just as well we weren't there.