Day 15 Quebec

The longest I slept was 2 hours in a row with many interruptions. He got up at 6 to play and was entertained by dad until we all crawled out to face the day. Sunshine, but a bitterly cold wind. Sarah had a back ache all night, which got worse during the day.

Lachie eating a stale loaf of bread, complete with petrol hose.

Tim left for work. I played with Lachie-more play dough time, after turning on the washing machine. Heather and John were going on a bus tour of the region at 12:30 down in the old town. When they left, Sarah and I took Lachie out to the park. We got rugged up, but it was comparatively “mild” outside. However this changed as soon as we hit the wind! Unfortunately Lachie fell asleep in the pram just before the park, so we turned around and came home via the shop, to get some apples for dinner. Sarah put him down and went to have a sleep. He woke up five minutes later. Lunch and then we got ready to go to the park again.

More success this time, but it was much colder even with the sun shining brightly. Lachie played in the sand pit. As soon as I made sand castles, he knocked them over. But it was too cold for him to stay long and we walked home via the park, until the cold wind coming over the river sent us back via the main road.

Lachie faces backwards when it is cold.

When we returned home I prepared the apples for Heather’s desert and made the pasta sauce. Sarah was struggling with her back ache and got minor relief with a hot water bottle. By this time Lachie had developed a rash on his face. By bath time he was covered with a rash all over his body. No idea why?

Heather and John came home a few minutes before Tim. We finished off cooking the pasta and Heather made the crumble to top the apple. After dinner Lachie had his bath and was in bed at 7:30. Typed my diary. 

(Winter tyres here have studs in the rubber and make a clicking sound as they drive along)

Some cars have put on their winter tyres