Zoey is now blister-free and out and about in the world again.

Thank God.

Keeping a toddler entertained in February in Washington without leaving the house is trying, to say the least. There is only so much Elmers glue, playing "cooking", and Mr. Rogers that I can stand before I feel my sanity slipping.

But then I remind myself that, at this time last year, I had a 14-month-old with a broken leg, in a cast from her toes to her hip, and suddenly Hand Foot & Mouth doesn't sound so bad.