We have colds.

I wish I could report big-exciting-fun things that we've been doing, but unfortunately there's not a lot to report.  We're all four sick.  Not to worry, family, it's not the flu or anything awful, it's just a run of the mill cold.  We kind of expected it, since our flights were just big incubators filled with all manner of unfamiliar bugs.  And also since kids are naturally such spectacular vectors, putting their hands and mouths on everything.

So we've been laying low, pushing the fluids, cuddling the little boys a lot.  Arram is particularly upset about it, since this is literally the worst thing that's ever happened to him in his life.  

Arram's nose was stuffy, and his laborious, noisy breathing was breaking my heart.  So I went out and bought this contraption, since I couldn't find the bulb syringe we usually use for clearing his nose, and bulb syringes apparently do not exist here.  You put the big end in his nose, and the small end in your mouth (yes, mouth), and suction the nose clean.  There is a gizmo that prevents mucus from getting into the tube.  It actually works pretty well.  The first time, I just thought about patch-clamping cells... (gotta get a tight seal...)

I'm already starting to feel like I'm on the mend, so hopefully the others won't be far behind.

Even if they're sick and goopy, they can still be pretty cute.