Just passing through...

Our weeklong furlough has turned into a test of wills. In the last five days we've suffered through various stages of the following:

• one stomach virus characterized by spontaneous vomiting (with no access to a washing machine!)
• one sinus infection
• one ear infection
• one avian bird flu variant
• not one, but two (suspected) cases of head lice! (M just made me put that "suspected" part in there, but there's little doubt in my mind...)
  

Am unfortunately realizing that one cannot make use of tropical swimming pool facilities if one's children are feverish, nauseous or scratching their heads in a frenzied sort of way.

Other than that we're enjoying ourselves. :-D

We've spent an inordinant amount of time watching Japanese cartoons. Why is everything on kids tv produced in Japan these days? Am now privy to all kinds of inside information on B-Deman and Yu-Gi-Oh! games. Maybe I'm starting to show my age, but to tell the truth, I'd prefer Bugs Bunny any day...