Ache

We could have done without an early start after the very late night last night. That's not how life works, however. So it was that I was up at 6:30 to greet Ellie when she was dropped off. Everything went fairly smoothly until Ellie had finished breakfast and started complaining of a tummy ache. In the end, she was quite distressed, so we kept her out of school for the morning. Fortunately, she felt better after a while, and we were able to take her in at lunchtime.

We heard from Maureen. Chris had been operated on during the night and would have a further operation today. He was being kept sedated in the meantime.

I went for my morning walk, and by the time I got back, Diane was on one of her regular phone calls with her friend Marilyn. Ellie was watching some TV, doing some drawing and even playing some chess. It was clear that she would be fine to go to school later.

We deliberately had a quiet afternoon with our Kindles. We might even have succumbed to a nap. We collected Ellie from athletics club and took her home. The doors are now locked, and we don't expect to emerge until morning.