Ohhh..no need to apologize! She sounds like my kind of mom...I keep my kids home when they are sick...so many people today seem to think that I am overprotective, but what they don't seem to understand is that I am protecting their children just as much as mine..

I had a sick sister when I was little who passed away when I was 10... my protective nature was in full force even when I was a child...hence the curiosity about the childs health. I thought maybe I had missed a post or something about her. Thank you for letting me know she is ok.

I wanted to tell you that my favorite photos of your cottage are the night ones with the lights of the house glowing. It is so inviting.