Last week, we were all sick. We fell ill at different times and we had different symptoms. It could have started as a ragweed allergy. Then, it became an infection and one of us even ended up with a high fever. Another had the beginning of bronchitis.

On a car in the parking lot at our co-op

When sickness strikes, all you can do is hunker down and do the bare minimum around the house: make tea, heat up soup, take out the trash overflowing with facial tissue, and rest. As such, it is a miracle that my son and I still managed to get our SAT prep done. We have a goal of 5 hours per week and we got it done through fits of cough and while downing gallons of herbal tea. Continue reading »