As many of you will already be aware, our home is being littered with more bugs than a meeting between a well known Muslim Labour MP and a known terror suspect (news circa February 2008). Carole's thankfully on the mend, but I've come down with something nasty which has resulted in me sleeping 16 hours out of the last 24 (I'm possibly just evolving into Ross...), while Luca has contracted chicken pox.
Actually, we're only 95% certain that it's pox. As you can see, I attempted to take pictures of Luca this morning to demonstrate his spottiness, but due to the lighting and his absolute inability to stand still for a second you're merely left with photo's akin to those taken of ageing Hollywood actress on a Vogue photoshoot. You'll have to take my word that he has spots all down the left side of his face and neck, as well as a couple on his right leg. Allied with his burnt toes and the cold sore still evident at the corner of his mouth you can rest assured he won't be entering any "bonny baby" contests in the near future....
Yes, he is still beautiful to us though. Carole does pull a bit of a funny face as she says it though...
The third photo is a rarity, as it doesn't feature Luca. Carole took this shot yesterday as watched TV. This is a pretty common picture of the pup, who fends herself the oddest nooks and crannies to have a sleep in.
Due to the aforementioned bugs, we've had an enforced quiet weekend. Thankfully our TV was returned on Friday which was lucky as none of us were in a fit state to leave the house yesterday for any extended period. That said, I took a brief drive with Luca yesterday morning to pick up a snow shovel, sand and food. Our street is verging on impassible, so it was important that I cleared paths in both our front and back gardens. My cars 4x4 capability has been a relative godsend these past few days.
Due to the aforementioned bugs, we've had an enforced quiet weekend. Thankfully our TV was returned on Friday which was lucky as none of us were in a fit state to leave the house yesterday for any extended period. That said, I took a brief drive with Luca yesterday morning to pick up a snow shovel, sand and food. Our street is verging on impassible, so it was important that I cleared paths in both our front and back gardens. My cars 4x4 capability has been a relative godsend these past few days.
Mum is coming over tomorrow - many thanks! - to look after the wee one. It's just not advisable to put him in nursery at this juncture. I may join the wee man on a day off tomorow if I continue my descent into "man-flu"
Back to the football for the conclusion of our Sunday afternoon, Manchester Utd have just kicked of so tot ziens
**Useless fact of the day - Chickenpox typically produces a mild fever and an itchy outbreak of blisters on the scalp, face, and torso. The blisters dry and become scabs in 4 to 5 days. The blisters occur in successive crops that can produce hundreds of scabs. An infected person is contagious from 1 to 2 days before the rash appears and until all blisters have formed scabs**
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