stuck with the shut-ins

Darn you, Internet card, for not having any signal last night so that I could post this on time...

Again we didn't leave the house today. Mom brought over cough medicine and herbal immune system boosters, and she also visited for a few minutes. Dennis cried when she left, big sad tears at the loss of a playmate who might have been feeling good enough for some really good play. He loves his Gran and learned what an excellent play buddy she is while we were in Washington. He was so sad to see her go.

David and I tried our best. We set up train tracks and got out the battery powered Thomas trains, and Dennis seemed to perk up a bit when he saw them. He played train happily until suppertime. After we ate supper, I was feeling well enough to go and visit Mom for a little while and take her something that she wanted to borrow, and I was not gone quite as long as I expected to be. I was delighted to see that Dennis was still awake when I got home, having been watching train movies with his Daddy. He greeted me at the door with a big leg-hug.

He's starting to learn the different train names. So far he's learned Gordon, but he can also sort of say 'James'. He was playing tonight with his Thomas book and 'mp3 player' (just a little music player that came with the book and is filled with train related songs). We also played farm with him and he repeatedly wants to sing E-I-E-I-O, which is almost unbearably cute. I know that he hates that we're sick, but I also know that he loves all the attention he's getting from us. When David is feeling well enough to work, Dennis is sure going to miss him!