Yesterday we made lots of pancakes. We told the neighbour kid we were going to make them at 8pm, but she was so excited that she came over three times before then just to check we hadn't started earlier.

I have a busy day of work today, deadlines pressing, and a tedious cold that makes me feel like I'm walking around with my head in an aquarium. Boo. The Russian word for 'head cold' sounds like 'NAH-smurrrk', which seems much more fitting.