FEEL BETTER NOW...

... that I've cleaned out all the fridges and thrown out loads of stuff that was way past it's 'use by' date. All organise again now, which is always good.

The morning's excursion was going really well until we got to Morpeth and Charles decided to have his eyes tested. TWO HOURS later, he was finished, but there appears to be a bit of a problem with pressure behind his right eye and POSSIBLY the beginnings of cataracts which isn't so good. He's got to return in the morning for another check.

Number plates are on, insurance company notified of the change, so all legal in that department.

Started shopping for Christina's birthday, although we don't know whether we'll be seeing her or not. (Don't ask!)

The girls are being remarkably patient with us as we rush around doing all those odd jobs that you put off as long as possible, but can't avoid altogether.

I'm going to tart mentioning little snippets about the girls so that by the time dannymatt comes for them in August he'll be fully briefed about all their little foibles.

Today's snippet concerns feeding. They still have two meals a day. Rose is ALWAYS ready for breakfast, but Lily is less bothered. I do however offer them both exactly the same meal and watch while Rose scoffs hers and Lily SOMETIMES demolishes hers, but quite often just toys with it. I need to watch them carefully because, although Lily may not be bothered, until she has finally made her mind up that she's going to leave it, she would take Rose's head off if she shows any interest in the contents of the bowl. Once Lily has moved away, this leaves the route clear for Rose to polish it off. This is not a good thing as she will end up getting fat, so as soon as Lily has finished, I get rid of the contents. Rose always looks disapproving as if she thinks I'm being wasteful, but it's for her own good.

Tea time is enjoyed by both girls. Lily won't need any persuading to eat that meal.

Uh - one other snippet: Occasionally both girls, but Lily especially, do this weird 'reverse breathing' thing. It sounds a bit scary, as if they're gasping for breath, but it only lasts a few seconds and doesn't seem to cause them any discomfort. It's nothing to worry about, but you need to be aware in case it happens on your watch.

Right, that's enough snippets for today!