Day 25 Quebec – it snowed all day.

Amelia had a terrible night > so did all of the adults. Perhaps she had too much sleep during the day yesterday, or her brace was upsetting her, or because it was Friday?

Yesterday she went to a specialist about her hips – slightly “clicky” diagnosis. He recommended a brace to hold her hips in place, until her 6 weeks check-up/ scan. They had to go to another fitting place in the afternoon to have the brace fitted. Canadians have a much better system in trying to prevent possible future complications. She is only in the “possible” group and they are still prepared to be proactive.

Back to today: Lachie decided that 4:15 was wake up time! At least he went back to sleep for 45 minutes in my bed. At 5 am he decided that was enough and it was “circles time” – Cherios = time to get up! Got his breakfast and saw a white wonderland from the window, while we were playing cars. Snow as far as you could see. Once he was settled watching the TV, I had my breakfast and tried to catch a little snooze. Sarah, Tim and Amelia were up at 8. Everyone feeling extra tired. Tim was busy looking for Black Friday specials.

We were due at the hairdressers at 11 and of course Lachie fell asleep on the couch at 10! Waking him up after such a short sleep was difficult, but we all walked out the door in plenty of time to drive to the Château in Old Town, where their friend is the hairdresser. The snow was falling rapidly and swirling around in the wind. We had a short wait for the hairdresser and then it was a marathon to keep Lachie still while Olivia worked her magic with scissors. When she was finished he could see again. I stopped to take photos in the hotel foyer – an impressive group of Christmas trees decorated by different firms and companies.

Tim drove us back home and continued on to the shops. We had lunch and Sarah’s friend Theresa popped in for a quick visit. I walked down to Metro to pick up a few groceries. The snow was gently falling. My umbrella was very handy in keeping it off my head and coat. I cruised through a few local shops in case Lachie was having an afternoon sleep. I finally found a shop that sold soft toys. Amelia might inherit books, but Lachie is not giving up any of his soft toys and has already claimed Amelia’s only snow wolf. I had a visit to the pharmacy to buy something for my mouth ulcer and learnt about the procedure of getting served. As I walked back I stopped to take photos.

I hand washed some of the children’s new clothes when I returned and then prepared the meat sauce for dinner. Pasta for dinner. The snow was still falling. Amelia was determined to be fractious so I held her for a while so Sarah could eat her dinner. Lachie went to sleep quickly. Amelia fell asleep after several screaming sessions. Once she finally woke up it was time for me to resume typing and to down load the photos.