Convalescing

Madeline was home sick today.  The rest of us were some combination of the two, too: I stayed home to do both work and childcare but was not sick; Summer was not home but was sick; and Grandma and Alex were both home and sick.  Illness didn't stop folks from typical convalescent behavior like staring out windows, though.

By this afternoon Madeline seemed to be feeling better.  She helped Uncle water our delicious plants:

But she recognized that he did the lion's share of the work, and she applauded accordingly.

Then we hung out a bit and Madeline told stories.

Finally we dug around in the frontyard mulch, looking for bugs and such.

Then this afternoon Summer came home, spirits were high, and the party commenced:




(Here's the original video for the hit single "Hamster Time!")