"Hi, this is the secretary. We've got Paige here in the sick room. She says her stomach doesn't feel well and she thinks she might throw up."
Uh-oh.
"Can you come pick her up or would you like us to keep her here?"
"I'm at work, but my wife should be home. Let me see if I can track her down."
I found Traci and she headed over to pick up our sick little girl. I was heading into a meeting, but I asked her to text me when she picked Paige up.
TRACI: I've got her, but I feel really doubtful that she's sick.
This was at about 11:00. Traci takes Curtis to preschool at 12:30.
SPENCER: See if she wants to go back when you take Curtis.
TRACI: She's mad because I told her that if she's sick, she can't have any Halloween candy. She doesn't want to go back, though.
TRACI: She just asked me for lunch. I asked about her "sick" stomach. She told me it's actually her teeth that hurt. What is the emoticon for rolling eyes?
Despite the lack of candy, Paige seemed to have a wonderful day off of school. I got this text later in the afternoon.
TRACI: Paige is in her room playing school. Apparently being a teacher requires you to speak in a British accent.
Oh, the irony of staying home from school just so you can play school in your room.
I guess this shouldn't have come as too much of a surprise. Just the Sunday before, Paige said to me, "Can we stay home from church today?"
"No," I replied. "We have to go to church."
"We could just pretend we're sick."
Yes, I thought. Yes, we could.
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