It was raining when Ellie was dropped off this morning. The forecast for the morning suggested it would remain wet. We went through the usual morning rituals and as Ellie was ready early, she sat down and read to me for a while before we had to walk to school. Despite the forecast, the rain had almost stopped, and there was just a soft drizzle as we walked the 250m to school.
Leaving Ellie at the classroom (clutching a bag full of sweets for her classmates to celebrate her birthday), we wandered home for breakfast. (I was not walking this morning).
A few weeks back, I ordered some shoes from a store in Chichester. They phoned yesterday to say they had arrived. Originally, Di had volunteered to come in with me but was not in the mood this morning. I plugged Carl Sagan into my ears and waited for the bus. In Chichester, I zig-zagged to the shoe shop where I tried on the shoes. They were immensely comfortable, but the colour was a dreadful deep chocolate brown, which I don't think I would wear. I rejected the shoes, and they processed a refund. I moved on to several other shoe shops. There were some lovely shoes in one of them, but the wear-surface on the heel looked very thin, and my shoes take quite a battering. Another shop had some more suitable shoes, but they didn't fit well, or they were too flat (I like a proper heel). Trying several other stores, I made my way to the bus stop empty-handed. It had been an abortive trip.
After lunch, we had some Kindle time until Kim arrived. It was the last day of her recent University placement in the community, and she had managed to finish early. She wanted to come along and surprise Ellie at the school pick-up. Also, she had some birthday presents for her. We all had a lovely afternoon, and it was good to hear about Kim's progress at uni.
Zoe came to collect Ellie and get her home in time for Pete to collect her for the weekend.
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