Ana told me today that I had some gray hairs.

To which I said "yeah, it happens". My father? Hair totally white by the time he was 40.

So I wondered - is this early? Normal? Apparently it is perfectly normal... for white people. Which I am, of course, but it seems that white people go gray, on average, earlier than other ethnic groups. I had no idea! That is truly something I would never have suspected.

Ugh. Everybody's sick.

Except Eva. It has not been a fun St. Nicholas day, but at least Ana is well enough to sit up and play on the ipad. Yesterday she was so sick she was just crying and miserable at bedtime.

I'm keeping an eye on things (sorta) and using the computer to at least stay awake. It's fun.

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