Ready for 1st Grade....or Not?

Carley was so excited to start school today. She was a little apprehensive that she wouldn't know all the answers if there was a test on the first day in 1st grade, but other than that...she was READY! She's had a runny nose for a few days...something I just passed off as allergies until last night. She went to sleep at 8:15 like a sweet girl, knowing she couldn't sleep in on Monday. At 11:00, she woke up and told me she couldn't go back to sleep. She coughed for at least an hour. It was pitiful. She coughed up phlegm, so I knew this was more than allergies. She finally went to sleep around 12:30am and then woke up coughing again at 5:30 and coughed until 6:30 when she fell back asleep.
I was laying there trying to decide...send her coughing to her first day so she didn't miss all the "get to know you" activities or keep her home so she wouldn't infect her classmates and teacher.

I decided to keep her home and take her to the doctor. Turns out her throat was very inflamed, but it isn't strep....just a sinus infection. The doctor said to keep her home today but she should be ok to go tomorrow. She started medicine today and just relaxed around the house.
Hopefully, she will be able to go to school tomorrow and meet her teacher and her classmates. I sure hope so...she's been looking forward to 1st grade most of the summer!

She didn't feel well when she woke up this morning at all!