What a lovely day, weather wise, today. Warm and sunny and just very pleasant. A bit of a contrast to yesterday! Although, despite the weather, we didn’t spend a great deal of time outside.
“Play with me, Grandma,” says William. “Let’s have a little play outside,” I say. “No, let’s play with the cars…..” William replies. So, we do. Indoors. We could have taken the cars outside, I suppose, but William always thinks the sun is a bit too bright, so we stay in, for another day accompanied by our imaginations and the adventures they create.
The day started very well, with William waking us up at a reasonable time and then insisting on putting a CD into the music station in the bedroom with the command, “Dance with me, Grandma/Grandpa.” Quite enjoyed me little dance to Bon Jovi this morning before I was actually awake….
In between the playing and food prepping today, we were washing and drying the clothes that the Sutton Sleaths hoped to take with them to Jersey. Danielle, being a girl after my own heart, was keen to have everything washed, dried and neatly folded so that she could choose what to take with them. By the time we’d finished, there was plenty to choose from, so I hoped we’d done everything that was needed. Then Danielle found another bag of clothes in the car. That required a quick scramble to sort it out as a clean batch of clothes to be returned. Wishy-Washy laundry here today!!
Lunchtime came and we had a bite to eat before we popped William in bed for his nap, and then Danielle set off home via the doctor’s surgery to take young Thomas for his ‘six-week-jabs’. He’s eight weeks, so the jabs are a little delayed, but when the doctor saw him, I think she may have thought she’d delayed too long – she said he looks like a three-month old baby, not a two-month old! We agree. He’s such a long and bonny boy that he does look a lot older than he is.
There wasn’t much playtime after William woke from his nap, as Michael had finished his various meetings mid-afternoon and was starting to pack up the car to go home. William didn’t want to go, but Michael was able to distract him enough so that we didn’t have any tears. We took them both home, calling in on Screwfix on the way back for more bits and pieces for the ‘man -shed’. John’s planning day-trips to the man-shed over the next week or two to do what he can…. I think I might be helping to paint it….
I don’t know what John thought, but on our return home, I thought the house was incredibly quiet and I was missing the Sutton Sleaths already. Didn’t have time to dwell on it though, as it was food prep time again and then a lovely evening ‘zooming’ with the College Girls – this time having a little pamper session, courtesy of a friend of Sue D’s daughter, Helen. We had a lovely time. A remote massage and facial? Worked quite well!
Had a couple of offers, today, of social gatherings for next week and I really don’t know how I feel about accepting the invitations. I am still being very cautious but not sure if I need to be. The NHS reports three deaths in a hospital setting by four o’clock yesterday. The government figures show 6 deaths in the community, but 1,182 people confirmed as infected today. What does everyone think? Time to go out and not to worry so long as the social distancing and mask-wearing rules are observed? Despite John not having any ‘B’ cells in his blood? I really don’t know whether it’s foolhardy to risk it. Answers on another postcard please….. Well, on a postcard anyway, didn’t get any last time I asked!! Chuckle, chuckle, chuckle.
God bless you all and peace be with you on this momentous day for all the 16-year olds getting their GCSE results. If there are any youngsters in your circle for whom it was an anxious wait today, I do hope they did well. Certainly, it’s a year to remember!!