Calm

 There was no need for an early start today. Zoe had a day off, so Ellie was leaving from home. I grabbed my usual coffee and, as the the clock swung around to the trigger time, I walk to Zoe's. Ellie was feeling very sorry for herself. She clearly had a nasty cold/cough and felt itchy all over. She was tearful and miserable. We took her to school, leaving instructions with the teacher to call if she didn't brighten up. Leaving Zoe at the gates, I set off on my walk. It was bright and sunny and, though slightly nippy, it was a pleasure to be out.

The morning was consumed with the usual Sainsbury's trip. This seemed to take longer than usual, but I guess that's to be expected as we run up to Christmas. Once we had finished stowing all the shopping away we grabbed some lunch. Zoe let us know that Ellie was on her way home. She really was feeling rough. 

I caught up on the accounts before settling down with the Kindle while Diane took Jasper to the vet for a scheduled check-up. 

Just as we finished dinner, we received a call from Zoe. Ellie had spent the afternoon snuggled up in a quilt on the settee. When she woke up, however, she had a bit of a meltdown. In fact we could still hear her yelling in the background. Grandpa put on his shoes and went back around to Zoe's. I sat with Ellie while she slowly came down, then sat and played a board game with her. An hour later, all was calm and chirpy again. I kissed her goodnight and headed back home. I think all was well.