I haven’t said anything about it but I actually had 4-days off from work this week. It was Eid Al Adha and though modern as Dubai can be, the Islamic festivity was observed for three straight days starting from Tuesday to Thursday and Friday being the usual day off, I had 4 days of no work. You bet I was so happy with that.

We toured the city from corner to corner, well, almost! We’re a little bit tired but really satisfied with the great cool weather and the places we went to. Last night as I was preparing myself psychologically for another work week starting the next day, Pristine suddenly got sick! She was extra-clingy (the ultimate sign that sickness is on the way) and silent, another sure forewarning because she can only be silent if and only if, (1) she is sleeping and (2) she is sick.

Last night, for the first time in my four years of being a mom, I got puked on.

All over. Nasty, smelly, huge clumps of child puke. We took her to the hospital and on the way, she threw up in the car once. Glad I brought some plastic bags to catch all that stuff. Looks like she got the stomach bug along with the many crying children at the hospital last night. Doc said it’s the treacherous desert winter weather that did it. 28C on midday and a sudden drop of 15C at night does not do good for little children.