When is your kid to sick to go to school?

Samantha has had this cough and runny nose for about a week now. No fever, no stomache ailments, just this nagging cough and the nose dripping. Sometimes dripping really nasty looking stuff, the way 3 year olds do.

Not sick enough to go to the dr. But is she to sick to go to school? Every morning for the past week I've had to ask myself this, balancing her fervent desire to go to school against that inner voice saying "Do you want the other parents sending their snotty nosed little brats off to share their germs?"

So far, her chanting "It's time to go to school" has won every day. Still not sure about today, since her teacher made a point of letting me know that my child had a runny nose and a cough yesterday. Was she warning me in case these symptoms had somehow escaped my notice? Or was she dropping me an obviously much to subtle hint that I shouldn't bring her back until these things have passed?

Already today she's asked 3 times if it's time to go to school yet. This would be a much easier decision if she didn't love the place so much. Sure, stay home and hang out with mom for the day. But she *wants* to go.

Rainy today. Orpelia is sitting out there deciding where she's going to go. It's not much of a tropical storm yet, but it's got a name and it's just a few hundred miles away. So we'll watch it.