isolation at school

No, our little social animal isn't experiencing any ostracism from his friends. He went to school with a disgusting looking eye. His doctor assured us he was able to go to school today, but his eye was still oozing a bit and he felt the need to rub it often. Since I had my own class to teach, we decided to set him up with movies and toys in the science classroom next to my class. We checked on him often, and he peeked into my room during story time. His teacher came in to do his special projects with him while the rest of his classmates were in music class. He was fine but needed a few hugs as the day went on. He helped himself to all the coolest science toys, so I had a good bit of Lysol-ing to do after our day was finished. All the teachers spoke to him. We all hated that he had to be alone so much, but he understood why. Later this afternoon, his eye began to improve rapidly. It looks mostly normal now, thank goodness. I wish mine had healed that fast.

Tonight he helped me do some cleaning at Uncle Denny's house and listened avidly to If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss. He made up some interesting animal names of his own on our way home that I wish I wasn't too tired to remember.