20th Feb 2014: Hoping to feel healthier tomorrow
The back-to-school lurgy has finally caught up!
This is Day 20 of a 30 Day Post-a-Healthy-Picture challenge.
Day 20: Taking remedial action
January 20, 2014
A quick cold
April 25, 2013
Son: I got a cold on the way to school today.
Mum: Really? Just like that? What happened?
Son: I was walking along and I got a tickle in my nose, and it was a cold coming along. [Rolls down car window] BYE JAMES! BYE BEN! Mum: Well that’s not very nice is it, for a cold to just come along like that?
Son: Actually I just checked – it’s gone now.
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Describing words
March 22, 2013
D: Mum, do you like rats?
Me: Well they’re not my FAVOURITE animal, but they’re OK.
D: Do you like cats or do you like dogs?
Me: I like both, but I probably prefer dogs because they can understand us more.
D: I prefer cats. What do cats do when we tell them something?
Me: Generally ignore it. Unless it’s about food.
D: Oh – yes, if it’s food they come RUNNING in…. Well, John has a rat and it BIT his finger!
Me: Ah – rats are not so nice when they bite.
D: That’s what I thought. And I’ve got a cough that’s as nasty as rats that bite!
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Hidden meanings
March 12, 2013
D: The voice on the radio said it was 40 degrees today and she went put without a coat! So can I?
Me: No. It’s not 40 degrees – it’s quite cold today.
D: But she said it was STEAMING!
Me: People don’t always say what they mean.
D: She was, it IS hot – she said!
Me: Turn the radio off if you’re going to believe everything they say, and look outside – it’s icy – I need to defrost the car.
D: Oh yes… OK… they don’t always mean what they say…
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The best kind of cold
January 22, 2013
Cold but happy – Jan 2013
D: That’s you and me, and we’re all happy because that’s an ICE CREAM VAN!
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Staying warm in the wintry weather
January 20, 2013
Wintry weather – Jan 2013
D: That’s you and me all cosy in our house and there’s all snow outside. That red bit there is the fire.
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Warm and toasty in the snow
January 15, 2013
Me: What did you talk about at school today?
D: What’s our favourite weather.
Me: And what’s YOUR favourite weather?
D: Snow… No… Sun.
Me: Why’s that?
D: Because when it’s sunny you get all toasted and you don’t need the heating on. What’s your favourite weather?
Me: I like a bit of snow sometimes and I like a bit of sun sometimes. I don’t much like rain though.
D: No, I don’t like rain. What’s your favourite year?
Me: Do you mean time of year?
D: Yes.
Me: I like ALL of the seasons – they all have something to offer – Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Although I don’t much like it when leaves fall off the trees in Autumn and ALL decide to fall into our garden.
D: Do you want to know my favourite season?
Me: Go on.
D: Summer – because it NEVER rains in Summer. It’s sunny EVERY day.
Me: It rains sometimes in Summer – what would happen to all the plants if it didn’t rain?
D: Yes – they’d die…
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Temperature control
October 4, 2012
D: Is the ice cream van still going around now it’s all dark?
Me: No, it’s too cold for ice creams now – everyone’s all huddled up inside, by the fire.
D: But what if they get all hot and sweaty in their coats?
Me: They could take their coats off.
D: Not if the teacher says “No! That’s not right!” and doesn’t let them take their coats off. What if they turn to dust and the teacher doesn’t notice? They could have an ice cream – to cool them down. Or an ice cube. Oooo.
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