Hmm... The penny was a no show. At least I think it was...

Very soon after the penny incident we contracted the black plague from the daughter of one of Mark's friends. Last week she came to play with the girls while her dad went to work on a customers car with Mark, and her brothers rode horses. She asked if I had anything for stomach upset . I said "No, why?". She said "I'm having really bad diarrhea.. it's been happening all day." Not too long after that she was asking for a blanket because she was cold...
Two days later, the day before Bethany's scheduled B-day party, I was awakened by Heather calmly stating "Bethany just puked all over the bed."
From then on I wasn't following Bethany to the bathroom, and Misty was infected pretty soon after. I'm sure if Bethany hadn't passed the penny she wouldn't have been able to poo.. and she did that plenty.