Funny old day

 It has been a funny old day. It was nothing like our normal Saturday. With Ellie staying overnight, there was the normal burst of electronic noise as she wandered down for breakfast. There was no opportunity to hand around, however. Nor was I blessed to join the call with my cousins. We had to get Ellie to LA for her swimming lesson.

We arrived with about 10 minutes to spare, and I settled down in the viewing area while Di went to help Ellie get ready. We watched as she was put through her paces... crawl, backstroke, "mermaid" (like butterfly without the arms) and several water-based exercises where she retrieved items from the bottom. She did really well and, at the end, was given a chitty that entitles her to a certificate and badge. (They had, however, run out of both, so she'll have to wait for next week). When the lesson was over, we let her stay in the pool for another 30-45 minutes before she went to shower, and we all headed home.

The early afternoon was quiet, with Ellie making some Lego items for Christmas. Then there was a flurry of activity as we tried to find tickets for the latest "Wicked" film at the cinema. In the end, we had to use the local Bognor Regis Picturedrome. The original idea had been to take Aryana along, but she was shopping in Portsmouth. In the end, we bought just two tickets, one for Di and one for Ellie. I took them along to the cinema and then returned home for some Kindle time before preparing dinner.

I went along to collect the girls just before seven. Tonight was the big switch-on for Bognor's Christmas lights. Di stopped to take this photo of Ellie at the Christmas Arch by the railway station.

We headed home and the girls had dinner (I had mine earlier). Ellie enjoyed her "Grandpa's Curry" to which I had surreptitiously added some "Bhuna" sauce from my curry.  She loved it. That was a good result.

Though Zoe is a lot better, Ellie decided to stay with us again overnight.