We have been through a bit of a rough spell here in the borough. In the last twenty fours hours we have been to the pediatrician, the family doctor, and the vet. Ada made it an entire year without getting sick and finally succumbed to a cold (notice the runny nose in the above picture). The cold lingered and now she has an ear infection in her right ear. We went to the doctor and she is on an antibiotic and should be back to normal (and sleeping) in a couple of days. K has come down with strep throat. She is still in the thick of it and has been in bed for the last couple of days fighting a fever and fatigue. It comes at an unfortunate time as it is the final week of the term and there is lots of grading, comment writing, and extra work to be done. Cappy's mysterious nub on her back is not longer a mystery. It ruptured and has been disgusting in all respects. Because this is a family blog,I will spare the details...

On a funnier note- Ada has her mind set on destroying our home. She will find folded laundry and throw it around, open the trash and dump it on the floor, unroll all of the tp, clear off every book from her shelf, and the list goes on. In the time it takes to clean up one of Ada's projects, she has completed two more. In an act of desperation, Yammy and Dede had to come over and hold down the fort while I struggled to dig out from the piles and chaos that Ada worked so hard to create. A few pictures of her handy work below... (you wouldn't believe how fast she does this!)