Even the adults yelling to mischievous kids seemed funny (at times) to me. Everything’s happening in the terrace. Instead of staying in the kitchen, Lola slices meat and vegetables in the terrace. Sometimes she also does marinating or whatever food preparation not requiring heat. We also had a TV in the terrace, so all can just watch there while doing all sorts of things. I enjoy watching Eric and Eduard bathing and playing in the inflatable pool I gave them around 5 years ago in the garden area near the terrace, while Lola continuously tells them not to waste water (and raise the bills!) hehe. At times, I butt in to conversations or to disputes between adults, between kids, and between adults and kids. Most of the time though, I just listen and watch intently while lying in the sofa. I just savored every word, every joke, every disagreement, every moment.

Just before lunch, Dad said he saw a penitensiya near our street, and he thought it might pass by at our street corner, as it sometimes does. As I was pretending not sick at all, and as the kids urged me to go to our street corner and wait for the penitensiya, I and the kids went out of the house and walked under the scorching heat of the noontime sun. Really, I’ve never hated the sun so much. hehe. They also raced each other, and I, too, joined the race. Ouch, my muscles hurt! After 10 minutes of waiting, we realized that the “parade” went a different way, and so we went home. This time, no race. I couldn’t walk fast, even if I wanted to. hehe.

During lunchtime, Dad noticed I was sick. If it was my voice, my slow movement, or my face color which gave me away, I don’t know. He got a thermometer, and it was confirmed, I had a fever. It’s been a long time since I had one, and I forgot how hard it is to have one. And when mom found out I was sick, well, I guess you know what she said. hehe.

After lunch, my parents made me rest. I also want to sleep. So I went straight to my room. Eduard soon followed, with medicines in one hand and water in the other. Touching. I told him that they can watch TV or play around my room, but they can stay only at the sofa bed as I didn’t want them to also get sick. He only nodded and left. I graciously slept until before dinner.

I wasn’t totally healthy when I woke up, but it felt like I needed that long afternoon sleep, and it reenergized me. The kids didn’t disturb me, not even once. That’s a first, not that they’re a disturbance. hehe.