Unhappy Firsts

Junie is suffering from her first ear infection of the season.  It's a pretty bad one and she woke up miserable this morning with horribly painful and enlarged glands in her neck.  She keeps saying, "Mama.  It even hurts to walk.  My throat hurts when I walk."  She made the big girl decision all on her own today to stay home from preschool.  She had so many ear infections last year yet she never missed a day of school since she was never contagious.  Same situation with this infection, but she realized she was just too sick to go to school.  So she's dealing with her FIRST ear infection of the season, and her FIRST time ever missing a day of school.  She's not happy about either.  She dictated a cute email to her teacher:

Dear Miss Jill,

I am sick. Dr. Taylor says I have ear infection. My throat hurts when I walk and talk. I got a flu shot and I was brave. I don't want to go to preschool today because I am so sick.

I miss you.

Love,
Junie

Both girls got their flu shots yesterday, and contrary to what Junie says in her note, she was not so brave.  Oddly, they were both hysterical over having to get a shot and I had to chase Junie around the room and pull her out from behind a chair so the nurse could give her the shot.  This has never happened to them before.  Usually, they like getting shots because it's the only time they get lollipops.  I assume their behavior was a combination of sickness/tiredness. 

Also, who looks this good when they're so sick?? 

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