Yesterday, youngest son got up and one side of his face is covered in a red rash - looked like someone had slapped him.

After spending some time in front of the internet and half and hour on the phone to NHS direct being passed from one nurse (I am assuming here) to another) the diagnosis confirmed my initial thoughts - he has slap cheek.

After having had Monday off already, gone to work Tuesday, decided I couldn't take another day off, so I sent him to stay with his Nan for the day and went to work.

Today both of us are off. This morning I woke and promptly threw up. I feel shivery, headachey, sick and have stomach cramps.

It is cold, no snow, just horrid, horrible rain.

Not a happy bunny, off back to reconnect with my duvet in a mo.