It’s a very sad day. M. was supposed to go to her first birthday party for a friend from school today. It is going to be at one of those places where they sell playground equipment, but rent it out so kids can go crazy inside on cold days like today. She was very excited. Then she started puking this morning. We’re staying home now.

Shades of me on Halloween, when I was a kid, and got sick every other year and had to stay in rather than go trick or treating.