bad day

William had a bad night again last night, up until the stroke of midnight coughing. I got him to school in the morning (a bit late) but mid-afternoon Margaret got the call and came to pick him up. He just can't function when he's that sick and tired. I forced him to bed at 8:30 tonight, read a bit of "Hat Full of Sky" then turned everything off and lay with him until he fell asleep at an astonishing early time of 10:15! I hope that's enough.
The cat went out at 4:30 this afternoon and hasn't come home yet. She's never spent the night out or gotten lost before. It's still zero, but it'll be down to -6 later. Worried.