The melodrama (oink flu!), the frenetic mama (dress! gigantic bruises on shins - need thick hose! thicker! where is the thermometer?), and the ridiculously bouncing children.
I have a big number, the Toddles informed me.
I nodded. He'd clocked in at 104.9F, and yes, that was a nicely large number. The Toddles, satisfied that I'd understood the situation, curled up in our battered papasan chair, and patiently waited for me to tuck a blanket around him. He peeped out.
I'm better now, though. And damn, but he was.
One nap later, he ate lunch, had hot cocoa (sans chocolate - duh), tested some homemade sunflower spread, and generally climbed all over his brother. (But he wants me to jump on top of him, said the Toddles, and I waited for the Eldest to disagree.) And declined to take his ritual afternoon nap - to my horror. Instead, we made family sorta-trees, had a blast requesting every book we could think of from the library, and made necklaces and bracelets.
Yep, we might be just about fine.
Just so long as nobody else gets it.
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Hey, honey. Listen, the boss sent me home from work - apparently, I'm sick.
(sighhhh)
1 comment:
I won't even ask whether sick Man is easier or harder to deal with than sick boys. See how I didn't ask that? :)
Refuah shleima to all and sundry!
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