Blue Christmas

It's been a rough holiday season for Ben so far. He started feeling bad last Sunday and missed the two days of school (Monday and Tuesday) before Christmas break. These are the first days of school he has missed in his entire scholastic career, so he was kind of bummed about this. He also had to miss a sleepover and the neighborhood Christmas party. His fever persisted, so we finally took him to the doctor on Friday. It turns out he has pneumonia! The doctor prescribed antibiotics, which he turned out to have a bad reaction to--so he has spent most of today in bed or in the bathroom. Definitely not a vacation to remember so far!