Thursday

We were up bright and early and out of the house by 5:45am (it really does seem early when you put it like that!) so we had S to the Hospital in good time for her procedure. The folk there were lovely and, as I walked away, I knew she was in good hands! It was worth a small chuckle to know she was being booked in via the Rear Reception - especially given the nature of the procedure. I'm not sure if she was expecting to get a new wardrobe to wear when she arrived - entirely made of paper except for the terry towelling robe worn over the top of everything else including the "one size fits all" (really?) gown.

The said they would need her for between 3 and 4 hours - the preparation (some forms and talking with the anaesthetist), the procedure, and the recovery where she gets to have tea and sandwiches - and to talk with the doctor about what they found (if anything), and then waiting for someone to come pick her up (thank you M!). And they were spot on - she was out of there and tucked up at a room at The Big House (thanks again M) not long after 10 - where she then followed the instructions and slept for the rest of the day. I met her in there this afternoon for coffee, Cheeseland and dinner - and, for me, a bath ... a lovely end to a Thursday. Also ending tonight - The Slap - and while I didn't watch it, I could hear S's comments and it seemed to end well - although I'm not sure if the characters thought so.

In the end I had to carry Tink in at lockdown. She had settled into one of the chairs out the back and ignored all calls and whistles- and while I could have rattled the cookie packet to bring her in, I think that's a bad habit for both of us to get into.

Well, S and I have actually started to think about the Christmas break and S will ring her brother tomorrow to discuss the options.(Thank goodness for the iPad, being able to take a screenshot of the calendar and then being able to make notes on the image - and do different versions of the plan.) and once we know about that part of the family, we'll start liaising with other family and friends.

The rain continues - which is good news. We really do want it to keep up until the tank is full! And the grass is green! Of course, it's a nice change from the hot weather we've been having recently - and gives S time to do some research on the most effective and efficient cooling methods for the coming summer months.