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today, youngest was ill (man flu) so together we took eldest to school & then went home again. it's very mild here, so we were both in body warmers.

'mara's mummy says i need to wear a coat because otherwise i'll get a cold'

'really? i thought a cold is always because of germs. it may be the germs find it easier to crawl into your  body if you're not wearing a coat but i don't think you get a cold from being cold'

'but mummy, what about the white cells?'

'HUH????' (i mean, he is only 5 years old) 'what do you mean, "what about the white cells"?'

'yes - the white cells. they attack your germs and they keep on attacking really fiercely until absolutely all the germs are totally gone and they never give up'

(if only, i thought, thinking of her husband)

'well, bring 'em on, sweetie, those white cells!'
(fingers crossed i can go to work again tomorrow...)