Jakey's having a rough time right now. More on that when I can see properly, but quickly I wanted to share this little moment, from around 5:30 tonight. Jacob was drawing pictures, sitting on our bed. He's in a phase of drawing incredibly detailed transportation-themed pix; mostly CTA stuff like buses and trains. He draws the whole El system map in full color and everything.

So tonight he drew this incredible bus picture, and it's got everything from the bell-cord (which he calls the "Dinger") to the screws in the hubcaps. So I kind of made a fuss over him, trying to explain how being able to draw on paper what you see in your head is a very special talent.

"Everyone has something they're really good at, and sometimes they're better than other people. For example, Daddy is really talented with music and computers, and making you and Danny laugh. I'm really good at, um, cooking, at least when I do it," I said.

".... and buying things," my little stinker chimes in, not even looking up from his drawing.

That "pooooh" sound you just heard was DH, who was sitting on the bed with us, spitting the thermometer from his mouth across the room.