Semblance of normality

There was just the tiniest semblance of normality today. The day was relatively warm and bright and the Gorse Fox had football to play. Cousteau Cub had slept pretty well, considering, and seemed quite bright. Sh end the Silver Vixen had arranged to go along and pick up Ellie from Pistol Pete mid morning, so the Gorse Fox was able to sneak off for a game of football.

For whatever reason it fell on the Gorse Fox to select the teams today. He tried very hard to match player against player and keep the teams well balanced. In the end he concluded that he had probably got it wrong and was about to be on the receiving end of sound thrashing. Not so,  it turns out. Our yellow-bibs played much better as a team and though the orange team had some better individual players the teamwork paid off. In the end we ran out 10-1 winners (with two assists from the Gorse Fox, but no goals).

Back home we had some lunch then filled a bag with some bird seed and headed off to feed the ducks at the lake. It was great fun as Ellie still hasn't grasped the fact that she has to throw the seeds rather than just sprinkling them down by her feet.

From there we headed along the road to the playground where she had great fun going round and round on the slide - with Grandpa lifting her to the top of the ladder each time, (a good work out!) and Cousteau Cub or the Silver Vixen catching her as she slid down.

We then headed off to Sainsbury's. With Cousteau Cub home, there were various gluten-free comestibles needed. The trip didn't take too long, but it is always interesting to have a look around at the specialist foods to see what's available.

The rest of the afternoon has been focused on keeping Ellie going so that she would sleep well once we put her to bed. She and Cousteau Cub are having a "sleep over"... so the Gorse Fox hopes they behave and there are no pillow fights or squealing from either of them.