Celebration Day

  We had an early start this morning. It seemed appropriate to make the most of this auspicious celebration day. Today marks the anniversary of the introduction of Diane to the world. As such, it is a day to be honoured and treated with reverence. Ellie burst through the door (reverently) at her usual time and, with a little prompt from Grandpa, went upstairs to snuggle down with Nana and wish her a happy birthday. When Di and Ellie had come downstairs, Di settled down to open her cards.

It was another very cold morning, so Diane was left at home when I took Ellie to school. The children had a dress-down day today, in exchange for some foodstuffs for Christmas hampers. I left Ellie as she wandered into class and set off for my usual walk. It was another crisp, bright, sunny morning, and it was an absolute pleasure to be out and about.

Back home, after breakfast, I spent the morning with some admin. I finished loading Di's ISA, and I spent some time working on the accounting spreadsheet for next year. Di, meanwhile, spent the morning writing an email to Mrs Tiggywinkle.

It may be Di's birthday, but we hadn't got anything planned for today. We are meeting up with the girls tomorrow, however. After lunch, we had some quiet time. I sat with my Kindle while Di answered some queries from Becky, relating to sewing. At the appropriate time, I collected Ellie from school and within a few minutes of getting back, Zoe turned up to claim her.

Kim dropped by to give Di her birthday present and card. It was nice that she wasn't in a rush, and she stayed and chatted with us for well over an hour. It was nice to see that she's looking fairly fit at present. She left just before I served dinner (she had been invited to join us, but she declined the offer).