Fly-by update

[woolymonkey]

Phew! All monkeys are currently well (touching wood).

Spider is taking Year 10 exams we had no idea were coming, so pretty busy between that, catching up work missed when ill, and preparing for a violin grade exam next week. He is 178cm and 52kg (the same weight as when he was 170cm).* I'm cooking lots of puds and cakes to fatten him up. It's working up to a point--I've put on 4kg.

Squirrel and Musique continue fairly smoothly with school and work. Spider being ill didn't put them too far behind. The monkeycats are Big. Also Furry. Humbug has formed a bond with the mat in our shower room. He lies on in for hours. When we need to close the shower room at night (to keep the bedroom dark and quiet, we just drag the mat across the vinyl floor and into the bedroom. Hummy doesn't even bother to sit up.

I've caught up with my new course preparation (now a whole 2 chapters ahead of the students!) and am getting caught up with marking (Benin bronzes). I'm waiting to see if I've got a German medical translation. If I don't get it, there should be a more detailed update with photos soon. If I get the translation, no update, but I will earn some money...

*That's a BMI of 16.5. I just checked. :-0

Comments

[smtfhw.livejournal.com]

Is that from a standard bmi chart or a children's one? They are different...

Sneak some nuts and dried fruit into his diet if you can!

Glad to know you're all well at long last.

[woolymonkey.livejournal.com]

Standard BMI. The children's ones are unbelievably complicated. I'm really not that worried (or that trusting in BMI as a measurement) that I can be bothered working it out properly. The point is he's thin and I reckon this isn't helping when he gets tired or ill. Luckily, he loves his food, including the healthy stuff, so it shouldn't be too hard to fatten him up! The trick will be targetting him without fattening me.