it was probably not a good idea to go on a bicycle ride yesterday — it was sunny, but cool and very windy. we wanted to try out our chariot, the bike carrier, for the first time this summer.
now elijah and i have a cold.
his nose was running and i was coughing all afternoon today. elijah noticed that i wasn’t feeling well.
he asked me ::
イライジャ 「ママ、どうしたの?どうした?」
ママ 「ママ、ちょっと、喉が痛いよ」
イライジャ 「チューしてあげる」
(喉にキスと撫ぜ撫ぜ)
イライジャ 「もう大丈夫になった?」
ママ 「もう大丈夫だよ」
elijah: “what’s the matter, mama? what’s the matter?”
mama: “my throat hurts a bit, mama.”
elijah: “(i’ll) give you a kiss.”
(gives me a kiss on my throat and pets me)
elijah: “has (it) got better now?”
mama: “i’m okay now.”
he was super-sweet and i didn’t want to miss this sweet opportunity.
so i asked him ::
ママ 「ママ、目も痛いよ。チューしてください。」
イライジャ (チュッ)
ママ 「右のほっぺも痛いです。」
イライジャ (チュッ)
ママ 「左も」
イライジャ (笑って) 「痛くないよ~。もう、大丈夫だよ~。」
(笑いながら走って逃げる)
mama: “mama, my eyes hurt, too. please give me a kiss”
elijah: (kiss)
mama: “my right cheek hurts too”
elijah: (kiss)
mama “left one, too”
elijah: (laugh) “(it) doesn’t hurt! (you’re) all right now.”
(ran away, laughing)
once in awhile, having a cold isn’t too bad.


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