Michael Gorey

It’s been several years since Kathleen and Dude were both toddlers. It’s therefore a “new” experience for us to have two one-year-olds taking it in turns with coughs and colds.

Add to the mix a suffering parent and big kids who feel okay but can’t stop coughing, and you get some idea of what our household is like this dreary June.

James needed antibiotics, but Margaret has just been under the weather and sleeping most of the time.

I suggested to Juliet that we make a permanent booking at the medical clinic and ask the chemist for a bulk-purchase discount.

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