if i'm feeling a bit under the weather, to me, given i can do all of my work from home, it would make sense to stay home and work from home rather than to come into the office and get other people sick. bless you, we really appreciate everything you're doing. they grew apples, big red apples. kim said flat out that she had been trying to get up the courage to kill her off for several books, so it's not like it was a surprise - and since she had barely been in several books it was almost like she was gone already. 