Feeling much better

But too many of the spots are still blisters so she is still infectious. Some of them show no sign of drying up, where as others are well and truly scanned over. Whether she will make it back to school on Monday remains to be seen.

She was also cheered up by a letter and present from her friend O, Vive la vie's daughter in Belgium and a card a photo from her newest cousin Ellie.

William meanwhile is on antibiotics for an infected blister on his foot and I am on antibiotics for tonsilitis! Only Jim is well. I wasn't joking about that red cross on the door.