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Emer's fever on Saturday turned into coughing-up-green-lumps today, but she was much better by this evening. I've read two new-to-me Bujolds, including one with sex scenes; I don't remember her doing sex scenes before, though my memory is not brilliant at the best of times. The one about the knife reminded me strongly of Robert Jordan, though obviously it was much, much shorter, more tightly written, and less annoying. Linnea's regressing with her potty training - I think it takes too much effort when she's cold. The trike is back, though it met a little accibump on the way home so we need to superglue the front light back together, but I hope to cycle it tomorrow. Not far, for the first day, I think.

I hope Emer gets better, because I want to take them swimming - it's free for kids during half-term, which this is.

Linnea likes Bosco. Betty Crocker chocolate fudge brownie mix is pretty good, but better hot than cold. Clearly real brownies cannot be difficult to make, so I will try. Special K is really, really not a filling breakfast, and they are currently advertising a waist-reducing diet; it's basically the slimfast plan. Have 30g of Special K for breakfast, and the same for lunch, and a proper dinner. 30g gives you 6% of your daily calories, by their reckoning, so, duh, of course you'll lose waist. I know that I for one would lose family members and end up eating the cats ("Look, darling, food!"). Yikes.

I need to get the majick stuff to wash my laptop keyboard in.