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Yes, it is Ellyn's day off.
Not as exciting as it sounds. I have a cold bad enough that it is worth it to me to call in sick to work. Not having any sick day or vacation benefits makes me quite introspecitve when it comes to illness. Not to mention a practioner of "presentee-ism." Sick days for me are a matter, "Do I feel like paying $X and hour for the privilege of lying around feeling crappy?" And many times I decide I don't feel that bad and I go to work and I feel fine. But I was sneezing and coughing all night. I'm surprised I survived. That annoying post-nasal drip cough was so bad, that it was quite charitable of my family not to smother me with a pillow.

Once the drgus kick in, I figure I can set up school on the couch and redeem part of the day. Wish I could find some DayQuil...but I'll just have to use what I have. There isn't even any NyQuil. There is the frozen bottle of Jagermeister. That would taste like NyQuil. But I just don't see Jager as the drug of choice of the homeschooling mother. (And not that I care too much what others think, but if I took a shot of Jager, this would be the day the Amazon box arrives, too big for the mailbox and the mailman would ring the door bell and, well , I wouldn't look good. Not that the mailman thinks too highly of us, anyway.