Winner of My Favorite Ritual

I have selected a winner for My Favorite Ritual blog. Each ritual was so wonderful to read. I loved each of them. I selected Mary's as the winner!

My little girl is only 18 months right now. My two favorite rituals thus far are after I get her all ready for bed we go to the couch and sit with daddy for a little bit before bed. I love that few min. of family time each night. The other is kind of silly but I enjoy it. She has been potty training for the last few weeks and when she goes potty I sing and dance (I am sure a crazy site) "Who went Peepee in the potty? Who went peepee in the potty? You did! Yeepee" She laugh so hard every time.

If I manage to contact Mary, she will get a free book from Barefoot Books! Thanks for participating!

Too Sick for School

Are they too sick to go to school? Does a cough make them too sick or does a fever? What about a runny nose after 3 days running? Are they still sick?

This is the life of a mom, especially a working mom, that has to make a decision on if the kids go to school or not! If they are sick, and you send them, they will get others sick. If they are not sick enough, or sick and feel bad, they want to stay at home and enjoy the day away from school, encouraging the "sickness" on another day they want to stay home.

And if I have to miss work, which is not the end of the world (except I have a meeting this morning I have to go to), is it worth it to miss for a not sick day when it may be that another real sick day comes up!

And, my mother, who stays at home without any children, should not really have to watch a sick child, since she herself may get sick at a later date from the germs.

So much to decide too early in the morning!