Back to normal….

We’re nearly back in the groove. We had a little bit of childcare, a medical appointment, a-snoozing in the afternoon, tinkering with the Lotus and Quiz Night today.

After the sleepover last night, Freddie and I were up an’ at ’em fairly early on. “Look at that!” I exclaimed to Freddie as we got up. “There’s some sunshine,” Couldn’t quite believe it – clear blue skies. By the time we got downstairs for breakfast though, the clouds had moved in and it was another day of checking for impending rain.

John had a slow start and I left him at home to drop Freddie at his home before shooting round to the Kenilworth Newbies. First day of pre-school for Thomas with Mummy in attendance, so child care was needed for William and Oliver. Freddie arrived a bit later on to join in too, and we all had a lovely morning playing and chatting and singing. Incredibly good company and happy faces all round. And Thomas had enjoyed pre-school, too, so that was a bonus.

Mind you, we had fun and games of a different kind early on. Danielle texted to say that William had nits. Oh, crikey! I remember those days of frequent infestations with our own kids. Fortunately, these days, it’s a much simpler process in dealing with the darned things. I took my trusty nit comb round and Danielle did the business on William’s hair. It’ll be interesting to see if any have ‘jumped’ to anyone else, won’t it? Watch this space!!!

Home again and I found John in the garage tinkering. He’d had a good morning getting on with things – one of which was to fit the horn to the car. I knew he’d done it, and it was working, as there were a few ‘toot, toot, toot’ sounds emerging from the depths of the garage. Success!!

I toddled down to the doctor’s surgery for a physio appointment. While we were on holiday my hip played up a bit. I thought it was the old ‘Arthur-itis’ rearing its ugly head, but apparently it’s not. It’s the much more glamorous-sounding, but less threatening, ‘Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome’ (GTPS). That would be bursitis-on-the-side-of-the-hip-bone to you and me. I’ve got exercises.

John went back into the garage to tinker. I sat on the settee to relax. I woke up a couple of hours later…… hehe. John came in and sat down ready for a bite to eat. After tea, he thought he’d sit on the sofa and relax. He woke up about an hour later – just in time for the Quiz. I tell you what, those settees are seeing some action (or not)!

Quiz Night was great. Lovely to see everyone. We all bemoaned the fact that we’re not as young as we were and recovery time is slower than it used to be. I feel a bit comforted by that. It’s not just us, then!!!

And half-way through the quiz I exclaimed, “Look at that! There’s a gorgeous full moon!” Hehe – ended the day pretty much as I started it!!

Take care everyone. God bless.