Day 10 Hoole, Chester and a big surprise.

Woken by my personal alarm clock at 5:45 and she wasn’t going back to sleep. I had Lachie in my bed too from 2:30. We got up and had breakfast.  Sarah took the kids and Tim to school and work. The work run was twice as long because of an earlier accident. When she returned she had a run.

I did the first load of washing and cleaned up, then managed to edit photos and move them to my external hard drive, but the computer speed was very slow today. I was multi-tasking at the same time- washing, drying, folding, and hand sewing. By the time Sarah had returned, I had finally caught up again.

We walked into Chester, then along the canal to the last section of the wall. We stopped to chat to a couple on a narrow boat that was going through the lock. We continued from the wall down Bridge Street, stopping at a few places and had soup lunch at Pret- a Manger. In just a week there is now a different variety of flowers. The bluebells are blooming in the Cathedral grounds and gardens. There are also many flowering crab apples and cherry trees in various gardens. A total change of clothing from last week too. Coats were definitely required today in the cold wind. I had my scarf, gloves and hat on as well. At least there was no rain today.

We stopped at Waitrose on the way back to get some needed supplies, then it was time to get Lachie. When he got home he fell asleep mid-way through a bite in his biscuit. Sarah left to pick up Tim and go on for dinner in Liverpool with friends. Lachie and I walked up to pick up Amelia. We watched a little TV, then had dinner. Both children were really good eating, then bathing. Amelia was asleep by 7:30, but Lachie took a bit longer because of his nap. It was grandma as usual who fell asleep during the story telling time. When Lachie fell asleep at 8:15 I cleaned up the kitchen and typed up today’s diary. Time for bed. 10:30. Sarah sent a late message to say they had picked up a surprise for me?

My legs are tired today. I think I went up/ down the 15 steps in the house about 20 + times today, plus the 10 km walk.

Post script:

Got woken by Sarah and another shadowy person- who turned out to be Susan, at about 11:45! Definitely a big surprise for me. She is staying the weekend too. So we will have two full days together. How wonderful. And no Sarah and Tim were not meeting friends. Just having dinner together while waiting for Susan’s train. I was sort of awake enough to know that someone would be sharing my bed… Lachie and donkey.