Yup, it is definitely fall. The seasons tend to turn rather abruptly here in Calgary; one day you wake up and all the leaves have turned yellow, and then a few days later they are falling like rain. No gradual cooling or gorgeous array of reds, oranges and yellows a la Quebec. Calgarians like to joke that there are two seasons in Calgary -- winter and construction.
Fall also rings in the return of Cold & Flu Season. The kids and I have been fighting off a cold for about a week now. All three of us have runny noses and Francis wakes me up in the night with his coughing. Still not too bad (anything but the barfing flu) except that Stella suffered yet ANOTHER ear drum rupture. It is always the right ear. The ear tubes were supposed to prevent the ruptures from happening. Of course we couldn't get in to see the doctor (not that we have one! Our pediatric neurologist, pediatrician, and family doctor are all on leave because of cancer! no wonder no-one is willing to take us on as patients ...) so we spent six oh-so-entertaining hours at the new Children's Hospital waiting to see someone there. The hospital is known around town as the "Lego hospital". It is actually pretty neat -- the design team involved a posse of children to collaborate in the plans. I just wish that it's opening wasn't such a significant event in our lives.
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