Unfortunately, it was stomach bug #1

Poor Will. It wasn't strep throat. It was a stomach bug. He was sick Friday (but not too sick -- he was in a good enough mood that we decided to take him out for Mexican food and let him eat salsa, which is retrospect was not one of our better moves), Saturday (for the boys' birthday party - although luckily he and Helen slept through most of it), Sunday (the picture above was taken on Sunday, and he was truly pathetic then), and Monday (improving, but very slowly). Given his performance today, he will definitely stay home from school again Tuesday.

He also gave it to Helen, who was sick Saturday (she also missed the birthday party), Sunday (was hoping she was already improving Sunday, but no such luck), and Monday (this is when it really hit for her). She'll also be home from school Tuesday. That will make three days in a row for me to miss work. And the week before that I missed two days when the boys had strep throat. Have I mentioned that I get paid by the hour? And that we still have two mortgages?

Our house is awash in liquid poop. My hands are raw from washing them so often. If the rest of us don't get this, it will be a miracle. If the rest of us do get this, Lord help us.