The patter of tiny feet woke me. It was just after 06:00 and Ellie wanted to watch her tablet. That wasn't going to happen. It is set up such that it won't switch on until 06:30. At 06:30 she came back and got into bed with us (and her tablet). That was the cue for me to get up and get going.
Zoe finished her night shift and headed back. We tracked her online as she came across country from Horsham. The question was "would she be home in time to take Ellie to school with us?" Fortunately, the answer was yes. She pulled up just after 08:30 and we traipsed round to school.
The main scheduled item for the day was the valuation of my Fiesta. I had been offered a good price online, but this had to be verified by an inspection at the dealer. Diane and I set off in convoy. We pulled into the garage at Portsmouth just before eleven and started the process. After the car had been examined, the online price was confirmed. I was delighted as the 9 year old car has only lost about 50% of its original purchase price. The whole process took an extraordinary amount of time because the dealership clearly hadn't mastered the link between their computers and printers. Eventually, with the help of a couple of additional salesmen, the printer burst into life, I got the requisite paperwork and we drove home. For the first time in nearly 50 years we are back down to a single car.
The afternoon was spent with our books.
Zoe has just dropped Ellie off with us. She has another night shift tonight so Ellie is sleeping here.
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