{"id":986,"date":"2009-05-30T08:08:01","date_gmt":"2009-05-30T13:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=986"},"modified":"2009-05-30T08:08:01","modified_gmt":"2009-05-30T13:08:01","slug":"outcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2009\/outcast.html","title":{"rendered":"Outcast!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Over the last month, Nathanael has been unusually healthy.<\/strong> &nbsp;For most of the year, he&#8217;s had the sniffles. &nbsp;For a lot of the year, a cough too.<\/p>\n<p>But on Thursday he developed a <i>slight<\/i> sniffle &#8211; the kind that makes him give a little *sniff* every few minutes, and once in a while use a Kleenex. &nbsp;Otherwise, he&#8217;s fine. &nbsp;Still a lot healthier than he has been all year. &nbsp;Full of energy and normal appetite and all that.<\/p>\n<p>But, alas &#8211; with the restrictions surrounding the flu outbreak, <i>his school refused to let him in yesterday!<\/i><\/p>\n<p>So he was home. &nbsp;If they keep the restrictions <i>that<\/i> tight, who knows how long he could be home for! &nbsp;As I said, he&#8217;s had a runny nose most of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Well, it&#8217;s a strange world. &nbsp;But for now, poor Nathanael is an outcast. &nbsp;Fortunately, they sent home hours of work for him to do, so we weren&#8217;t bored yesterday. &nbsp;All right, I was a little bored. &nbsp;Trying to get him to write yet another &quot;25&quot; isn&#8217;t the most exciting thing I could think of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last month, Nathanael has been unusually healthy. &nbsp;For most of the year, he&#8217;s had the sniffles. &nbsp;For a lot of the year, a cough too. 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