Melissa got to sleep at about 5am and I dozed on and off between midnight and 5 myself. At about half 8 I got up and fed Penny while Melissa had a couple of hours peace.
Then, Melissa got up, I made us breakfast and we got Penny ready for her day out to see everyone at my mum and dads house. I dressed her, reasonably well, and off we went.
First stop was Stew's mums house. She had a cuddle of Penny and she gave us a lovely elephant teddy bear. It's more for Penny than me and Melissa, if I'm honest. Then we headed to my mum and dads house.
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| Cousin Andrew, granddad, great uncle Gerard, Dad (me) and Penelope, great uncle Lawrence, great uncle Dennis |
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| Cousin Heather, Mum (Melissa), great aunty Jackie, great aunty April, great aunty Anne (with Penny), great aunty Alice, Grandma. |
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| Awkward! |
When no more cake could be eaten, everyone left and grandma and granddad had some quality time with Penelope. I went into the garden to admire the chillis my mum and dad had grown. I picked one, asked if it was hot, was told "yes" and still ate it down in one bite. I nearly died. I drank two pints of milk to quench the fire. It did not work. I just had to ride out the storm.
Then we settled down for tea. Grandma prepared an excellent casserole dish with yummy sprouts and Yorkshire puds, followed by a suicidal lemon meringue pie.
We then packed up and headed home. We're both exhausted beyond words, but Melissa I watching X Factor and then we'll both watch the conclusion to Appropriate Adult on ITV. Probably.
Work again tomorrow. Fewer words and pictures tomorrow night, I should imagine.
Fingers crossed for a solid nights sleep tonight. I may decamp to the couch.
Bye!
