Fun and No Fun

Fun:

Zusha went to his first playdate! There is a boy in his class, Zusi, and I got to know his mother a little bit. She picks him up (instead of sending by bus) so we see each other and shmooze sometimes.
Zusha got to know Zusi because they share a name.
So they invited us over for Shabbos afternoon.
It was very nice. I got to spend some time with a real adult and Zusha got to play with a new friend and new toys. And it was nice to see that families can function normally in a toy-strewn house and that having a "junk" room to dump things in last minute is fine, too.

No Fun:

We are sick again. Gedalya had a fever a week and a half ago.
I had a funny feeling on Friday, and on Shabbos I woke up with a sore throat. It kinda feels like I have something stuck there, rather than the typical itchy feeling of a sore throat.
Today in the afternoon Zusha told me, "I am very sick. Something went in my neck."
And indeed, soon after he went to sleep, he woke up coughing and crying.
No fun.
Last night as I was putting the kids to sleep, I tried to hold back my coughing so as not to disturb them. But I didn't manage to suppress it and coughed. So my cute baby Gedalya patted me gently and gave me a kiss. Aw.