It's fall break week in our town, and Annu had long since planned to take herself and the boys to Kuopio to her mother's. It's such a long drive that one will not take it lightly, especially with kids.
And then the impossible happens: Reko is taken down with a nasty bug: a high fever, with belly cramps and headaches on the side. It began yesterday for good, although he was a bit out of it on Sunday already, but we thought he was just tired. He was, but for a reason... Mind you, our boys are very, very rarely down with anything, but on the rare occasion when something manages to break through their defences - well, it tends to be pretty tough going then.
There was extra drama with Reko's falling ill, because Annu had a day off and she was spinning and bodypumping away (yes indeed!) in a nearby town - without her phone that she always carries like 10 centimeters from her. But not yesterday, so the school calls Make at work, and when Annu remains unreachable, he leaves work for the day, takes the train home to Järvenpää and worries himself sick on the way. The sight of Annu's mobile on the kitchen table was such a relief - rarely has Nokia made someone so happy, for real!
Reko is so brave and he tries hard not to worry us unduly. He fails, of course, but it's moving to see him try to keep a brave face. We naturally hope this is nothing really serious, and that he will be back on his feet in a couple of days.
Annu is in a sticky spot; not only will she miss her Mom, but with Atte healthy (at least for now) and Reko the way he now is, there's little chance of leaning back and enjoying the fall break :-( Make is no help, he's working this week all week.
Before things turned the way they are now, us adults in the family celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary on Saturday. A very nice celebration it was, and we also learned that the legendary restaurant Kosmos in the downtown Helsinki nowadays offers delicious veggie dishes too!
Fight the fall season bugs, people. And take care of someone, ok? Of yourself at least, if no one else happens to be around.
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